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Skip and the Rhythm Rangers
Olivier S. Garcia
Netherlands
2018
15 min
brugklas, vmbo onderbouw, havo/vwo onderbouw
Docschool Online
As part of our Docschool Online collection, this film can be made available for teachers for free classroom viewing in the Netherlands.
Docschool Online
As part of our Docschool Online collection, this film can be made available for teachers for free classroom viewing in the Netherlands.
Dance is by far the most important thing in 14-year-old Skip’s life. He’s got big ambitions, so whenever he gets the chance to take part in a dance competition with his all-boys group the Rhythm Rangers, he’s completely committed to the rehearsals at the local dance school.
In addition to being physically challenging, the vogueing style dance poses other problems for Skip. What if his classmates from high school see him doing it? Skip has two good friends named Robin and Kynan at the dance school, but as he explains in an interview, his life isn’t easy outside this trusted environment. He gets teased at school because his classmates think dancing is only for girls and gay guys, but that doesn’t stop Skip from going all out for his passion. “It’s the people who do special things that come furthest in life,” he explains coolly and with apparent self-confidence. In this short film, we discover precisely what this young man has had to overcome to arrive to this realization.
In addition to being physically challenging, the vogueing style dance poses other problems for Skip. What if his classmates from high school see him doing it? Skip has two good friends named Robin and Kynan at the dance school, but as he explains in an interview, his life isn’t easy outside this trusted environment. He gets teased at school because his classmates think dancing is only for girls and gay guys, but that doesn’t stop Skip from going all out for his passion. “It’s the people who do special things that come furthest in life,” he explains coolly and with apparent self-confidence. In this short film, we discover precisely what this young man has had to overcome to arrive to this realization.
Credits
Director
Olivier S. Garcia
Olivier S. Garcia
Production
Sam Godfried,
Nienke Rispens
Sam Godfried,
Nienke Rispens
Executive producer
Iris Lammertsma for Witfilm,
Boudewijn Koole for Witfilm
Iris Lammertsma for Witfilm,
Boudewijn Koole for Witfilm
Cinematography
Jefrim Rothuizen
Jefrim Rothuizen
Editing
Femke Klein Obbink,
Inèz Poortinga
Femke Klein Obbink,
Inèz Poortinga
Sound
Regard Ibrahim
Regard Ibrahim
Sound Design
Regard Ibrahim
Regard Ibrahim
Music
Tess van der Velde
Tess van der Velde
Involved TV Channel
NTR
NTR
Screening copy
Witfilm
Witfilm