The film follows a 14-year-old aspiring musician in a working class Rotterdam community.
UK grassroots collective T A P E has acquired its second distribution title – Shamira Raphaela’s musical documentary Shabu, which it will release into cinemas on July 7.
Set in the working-class Rotterdam neighbourhood of De Peperklip, the film follows Shabu, a precocious teenager who is spurred on to stage a block party to showcase his talents as a rapper.
The film debuted at International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) in 2021, where it won the best youth documentary prize; and went on to take the best documentary award...
UK grassroots collective T A P E has acquired its second distribution title – Shamira Raphaela’s musical documentary Shabu, which it will release into cinemas on July 7.
Set in the working-class Rotterdam neighbourhood of De Peperklip, the film follows Shabu, a precocious teenager who is spurred on to stage a block party to showcase his talents as a rapper.
The film debuted at International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) in 2021, where it won the best youth documentary prize; and went on to take the best documentary award...
- 5/5/2023
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Feature-length documentary “Outside,” directed by the Ukrainian director Olha Zhurba, has debuted its trailer, ahead of its premiere in the main competition section of the Copenhagen Intl. Documentary Film Festival (Cph:Dox).
The film tells the story of the turbulent youth of Roma, a 13-year-old street boy neglected by his family and the state, who becomes a poster boy for the Ukrainian Revolution in 2014. His story traverses the years he spent on the streets of Kyiv and after his release from the orphanage, left to face the outside world with nothing. As Roma sets out to build an adult life, it seems that his future has already been decided. Through a series of phone calls with the film’s director he reflects on the question: Can you ever escape your childhood?
“Outside” is produced by Darya Bassel and Viktoria Khomenko, and co-produced by Anne Köhncke and Monica Hellström, and Willem Baptist and Nienke Korthof.
The film tells the story of the turbulent youth of Roma, a 13-year-old street boy neglected by his family and the state, who becomes a poster boy for the Ukrainian Revolution in 2014. His story traverses the years he spent on the streets of Kyiv and after his release from the orphanage, left to face the outside world with nothing. As Roma sets out to build an adult life, it seems that his future has already been decided. Through a series of phone calls with the film’s director he reflects on the question: Can you ever escape your childhood?
“Outside” is produced by Darya Bassel and Viktoria Khomenko, and co-produced by Anne Köhncke and Monica Hellström, and Willem Baptist and Nienke Korthof.
- 3/10/2022
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
Deckert Distribution has announced that it has picked up world rights for feature-length documentary “Outside,” directed by the Ukrainian director Olha Zhurba. The film will premiere in the main competition section of the Copenhagen Intl. Documentary Film Festival (Cph:Dox), which runs March 23-April 3.
Zhurba’s short fiction film “Dad’s Sneakers” had its premiere in the short competition at Locarno Film Festival last year, and later won the Ukrainian Short and Fipresci awards at Odessa Film Festival, and the National Film Critics Award, Kinokolo. “Outside” is Zhurba’s first feature-length documentary.
The film tells the story of the turbulent youth of Roma, a 13-year-old street boy neglected by his family and the state, who becomes a poster boy for the Ukrainian Revolution in 2014. His story traverses the years he spent on the streets of Kyiv and after his release from the orphanage, left to face the outside world with nothing.
Zhurba’s short fiction film “Dad’s Sneakers” had its premiere in the short competition at Locarno Film Festival last year, and later won the Ukrainian Short and Fipresci awards at Odessa Film Festival, and the National Film Critics Award, Kinokolo. “Outside” is Zhurba’s first feature-length documentary.
The film tells the story of the turbulent youth of Roma, a 13-year-old street boy neglected by his family and the state, who becomes a poster boy for the Ukrainian Revolution in 2014. His story traverses the years he spent on the streets of Kyiv and after his release from the orphanage, left to face the outside world with nothing.
- 3/4/2022
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
Dutch-Caribbean teen documentary “Shabu” has debuted an exclusive clip, ahead of its screening at Berlin Film Festival on Monday. Reservoir Docs is handling world sales, except for Netherlands, Belgium and France.
The film, directed by Aruban-Dutch filmmaker Shamira Raphaëla, world premiered at IDFA, winning the best youth documentary award, and also played at Rotterdam Film Festival. It screens at the Berlinale in the Generation Kplus section.
The film follows boisterous 14 year-old Dutch-Caribbean teenager Shabu over one sun drenched summer in the Netherlands, as he roams the inner-city housing project called The Paperclip, one of the most notorious neighborhoods in Rotterdam. Full of big plans and crazy ideas, he dreams of making it big as a musician and enjoys a sweet romance with his girlfriend. However, this summer he has a huge obstacle to overcome: he’s angered the most important woman of his life, his grandma, and he will have...
The film, directed by Aruban-Dutch filmmaker Shamira Raphaëla, world premiered at IDFA, winning the best youth documentary award, and also played at Rotterdam Film Festival. It screens at the Berlinale in the Generation Kplus section.
The film follows boisterous 14 year-old Dutch-Caribbean teenager Shabu over one sun drenched summer in the Netherlands, as he roams the inner-city housing project called The Paperclip, one of the most notorious neighborhoods in Rotterdam. Full of big plans and crazy ideas, he dreams of making it big as a musician and enjoys a sweet romance with his girlfriend. However, this summer he has a huge obstacle to overcome: he’s angered the most important woman of his life, his grandma, and he will have...
- 2/11/2022
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
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