''I'm Never Afraid!'' (

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

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

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. It is directed by award-winning Dutch filmmaker

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and broadcast by

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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

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, Documentary Short Grand Jury Prize at

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, and a Kinderkast Jury award non-fiction at

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. 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 2010s short documentary films Documentary films about children with disability Motocross Documentary films about sportspeople with disability Dutch sports films 2010s Dutch-language films