Binti
Direction: Frederike Migom
Script/Script: Frederike Migom
Director of Photography/Photography: Joachim Philippe
Editing/Edit: Clemence Samson
Music/Music: Le Motel
Producer/Production: Katleen Goossens
Country of Production/Country: Belgium, Netherlands/ Belgium, Netherlands
Duration: 90'
Production Year/Year: 2019
Language/Language: Dutch, French/ Dutch, French
Subtitles/Subtitles: Greek / English
Synopsis:
Twelve-year-old Binti dreams of becoming a famous vlogger like her idol, Tatyana. But when the police attack her home and try to deport her and her dad, they are forced to leave. Binti meets Elias and they become friends. While Binti helps Elias take videos, she devises the perfect plan: her dad must marry Elias' mom so they can stay in Belgium.
Twelve-year-old Binti dreams of becoming a famous vlogger like her idol Tatyana. But when the police raid her home, and try to deport her and her dad, they are forced to flee. Binti meets Elias and the two become friends. While Binti helps Elias to vlog about his 'save-the-okapi-club', she hatches the perfect plan: her dad has to marry Elias’s mom, so they can stay in Belgium.
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Director's/Biography Biography:
Frederike Migom is a director, writer and actress. After studying acting and working in New York, he moved to Paris to study film by working on various projects in Paris and abroad. In 2011 she arrived in Brussels, her current base, where she worked as an assistant producer, before directing her first short film, Malakim, in 2013. This was followed by Adam & Everything (2014) and Nkosi Coiffure (2015). The latter has been screened at many festivals such as Tribeca and BFI winning awards in Valladolid, Washington and Brussels among others. Frederike directed the documentary Si-G, which was screened at festivals around the world. Binti is her debut.
Frederike Migom is a director, writer and actor. After studying drama and working in New York she moved to Paris to study filmmaking, working on various projects in Paris and abroad. In 2011 she landed in Brussels, her current base, where she worked as an assistant producer, before setting out to direct her first short film, Malakim, in 2013. Malakim was followed by Adam & Everything (2014) and Nkosi Coiffure (2015). The latter has screened at Tribeca, BFI and many other film festivals, winning awards in Valladolid, Washington and
Brussels, among others. Frederike went on to direct a short documentary, Si-G, which screened at festivals
all over the world. Binti is Frederike’s feature debut.
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