Bavarian Premiere

Screenings: Thursday, June 18, 2015, 19:00 and Saturday, June 20, 2015, 21:00 (SWEET)

Country of Origin: Netherlands
Year of Completion / First Public Screening: 2014
Running Time: 15’00“
Category: Fiction

Director: Mari Sanders
Screenplay: Lianne Damen
Cinematographer: Sal Kroonenberg
Music: Bart Westerlaken
Editor: Stanley Kolk
Producer: Marc Bary

Synopsis: Daan dreams of becoming a competitive swimmer when he finds his Mother’s old medals. However, worried Daan may suffer the same heart condition as she did, his Mother bans him from swimming. Will Daan listen to his Mother or will he chase his dream?

Festivals & Awards:
Cinekid Festival 2014, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Nederlands Film Festival 2014, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Bridge Film Fest, Mitrovica, Kosovo, 2014
Festival International du Film d’Aubagne 2015 (FIFA), Aubagne, France
TIFF Kids International Film Festival Toronto, Canada, 2015
Go Short International Short Film Festival Nijmegen, 2015 (school program)
Flensburger Kurzfilmtage: Rolle Vorwärts, Flensburg (Germany) 2015 (school program)
Overtime Film Festival de Temática Deportiva, Mexico 2015.
International Festival of Sport Movies Krasnogorski, Russia 2015
Barcelona Sports Film Festival, Spain 2015
IndieLisboa, International Film Festival of Independent Films, Portugal 2015
Children’s International Film Festival, Dubai 2015
The Seattle International Film Festival, USA, 2015
International Film Festival for Children and Youth Kinolub, Polen 2015
17th Seoul International Youth Film Festival, Korea, 2015.
XPO North, Scotland, 2015

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