The youth documentary ‘Bachir in Wonderland’ documents a few extraordinary weeks in the life of the stateless Saharan boy Bachir (10). This past summer, Bachir got the unique opportunity to go to summer camp in Spain, replacing his tent in a refugee camp in the middle of the Algerian Desert by the apartment of a Spanish host family in Barcelona.
To watch the trailer, click here.
*CinéDOC-Young Award*
CinéDOC-Tbilisi International Documentary Festival, Georgia
Crew:
Scenario and direction: Els Duran, Evelien Vehof
Camera: Wouter Boes
Sound: Els Duran, Evelien Vehof
Editor: Matthieu Hes
Sound design: Hens Zimmerman
Grading: Xandra ter Horst
Translation: Mohamed Suleiman Labat, Mahyoub Ferrer Lahsen,
Nura Mulay Ali Malainin, Daniel Naamani
Production El Aiun: Hilt Teeuwen
Production Barcelona: Carlijn Teeven
Production Mensjesrechten: Kiyomi Molin
Commissioning editor Mensjesrechten: Saskia Wielinga
Bachir in Wonderland was produced by EO/IKONdocs,
as a part of the youth documentary series Mensjesrechten / Just Kids.
Screenings:
2018
January 28
International Film Festival Rotterdam | The Netherlands
(School programme)
March 5
Thessaloniki International Film Festival | Greece
(School programme)
March 7
Thessaloniki International Film Festival | Greece
(School programme)
March 11
TIFF Kids International Film Festival Toronto | Canada
(International premiere)
March 12
TIFF Kids International Film Festival Toronto | Canada
March 20
TIFF Kids International Film Festival Toronto | Canada
March 23
Movies That Matter Festival The Hague | The Netherlands
(Dutch premiere)
March 25
NPO3 Dutch tv- Zapp Echt gebeurd | The Netherlands
May 2-8
CinéDOC-Tbilisi International Documentary Festival | Georgia
May 31
DOCSFAIR Junior Filmfestival Amsterdam | the Netherlands
July 24
Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona | Spain
August 30 – September 2
Into the Great Wide Open, Vlieland | the Netherlands
September 12 – 23
Take one Action Film Festival Edinburgh & Glasgow | United Kingdom
September 24 – 28
Carrousel International du Film de Rimouski Québec | Canada
September 27 & 28, October 1
Nederlands Film Festival, Utrecht | the Netherlands
September 27 – October 10
BUSTER/CPH PIX Copenhagen International Film Festival | Denmark
November 3 & 8
Chicago International Children’s Film Festival, Programmes: ´Dreamers Only, Please´ & ´African and African American Stories´, Chicago | United States of America
November 28 – December 3
Ajyal Film Festival, Doha | Qatar
December 7 – 9
Athens Children Film Festival | Greece
2019
January 24 – February 3
Children’s Film Festival, Seattle | United States of America
