Giovanni and the Water Ballet

Full Frame Audience Award Short 2015

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Giovanni is not your typical ten-year-old boy. He isn’t into sports like karate and football. He doesn’t spend his time at the pool roughhousing, speed swimming, or playing Marco Polo with a gang of rowdy guys. Instead, he can be found underwater, swimming upside-down in unison with a sea of girls in sparkly swimsuits. But in order to compete for the Dutch synchronized swimming championship, Giovanni must first pass a test. So he logs hours upon hours in the water, swimming and dancing. When Giovanni does come up for air, his ever-present, sage-like, perky girlfriend Kim enthusiastically cheers him on as she joins him for romps through the forest and many a soulful discussion.  WFM

Director

Astrid Bussink

Producers

Hasse van Nunen, Renko Douze

Editor

Femke Klein Obbink

Cinematographers

Diderik Evers, Dirk-Jan Kerkkamp, Sal Kroonenberg

Original Title

Giovanni en het Waterballet

Release Year

2014

Festival Year

2015

Country

Netherlands

Run Time

18 minutes

Subtitled

Yes