''I'm Never Afraid!'' (

Dutch Dutch or Nederlands commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands ** Dutch people as an ethnic group () ** Dutch nationality law, history and regulations of Dutch citizenship () ** Dutch language () * In specific terms, i ...

: ''Ik ben echt niet bang!'') is a

2010 The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The 2009 swine flu pandemic, swine flu pandemic which began the previous year ...

Super 16mm 16 mm film is a historically popular and economical gauge of film. 16 mm refers to the width of the film (about inch); other common film gauges include 8 mm and 35 mm. It is generally used for non-theatrical (e.g., industrial, e ...

documentary film A documentary film (often described simply as a documentary) is a nonfiction Film, motion picture intended to "document reality, primarily for instruction, education or maintaining a Recorded history, historical record". The American author and ...

about Mack Bouwense an eight-year-old professional motocross racer who has a mirrored heart, a condition known as

dextrocardia Dextrocardia () is a rare congenital condition in which the apex of the heart is located on the right side of the body, rather than the more typical placement towards the left. There are two main types of dextrocardia: dextrocardia of embryonic ...

. It is directed by award-winning Dutch filmmaker Willem Baptist and broadcast by

VPRO The VPRO (stylized vpro; originally an acronym for ''Vrijzinnig Protestantse Radio Omroep'', lit. 'Liberal Protestant Radio Broadcaster', nowadays known as ''Omroepvereniging VPRO'') is a Netherlands, Dutch Public broadcasting, public broadca ...

on 20 November 2010. In German and French speaking countries the documentary was broadcast by

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. It premiered at the

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, and screened at more than 100 film festivals worldwide including

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, Slamdance, Sprockets; Toronto Film Festival, and

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. It won multiple international awards including a Golden Gate Award at

San Francisco International Film Festival The San Francisco International Film Festival (abbreviated as SFIFF), organized by SFFILM, is held each spring for two weeks, presenting around 200 films from over 50 countries. The festival highlights current trends in international film and vid ...

, Documentary Short Grand Jury Prize at

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, and a Kinderkast Jury award non-fiction at

Cinekid Festival The Cinekid Festival is the largest international film, television and new media festival for children aged 4 to 14 held at the Westergasfabriek in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It started as a small children's film festival and has now grown into a la ...

. In 2011, the documentary was nominated for a broadcast award for Best Children Programme at the

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* {{IMDb title, tt1753940, Ik ben echt niet bang! 2010 films Dutch short documentary films 2010 short documentary films Documentary films about children with disabilities Motocross Documentary films about sportspeople with disabilities Dutch sports films 2010s Dutch-language films