The day I decided to be Nina

Much awarded short youth documentary on Guido, an 11-year-old boy who’d much rather be a girl and indeed feels like a girl.

15 minutes, Lemming Film / VPRO
Broadcasted 2000
International Documentary Film Festival (IDFA) 2000
Festivals a.o. International Documentary Film Festival Sheffield 2001 (UK), Input 2001 Cape Town (South Africa), Cinekid 2001 (Netherlands)
Prix Jeunesse ‘ Best Children’s Program of the last 50 Years’ category ‘most edgy’ 2014 (Germany)
Prix Jeunesse 2002 (‘the Oscars for Children’s Programs’) (Germany) 1^st price Oberhausen Short Film Festival 2002 (Germany), Certificate of Merit Children’s Programs category Golden Gate Awards, San Francisco 2002 (VS) 1^st price Auburn International Children’s Film Festival (Australia)