Fan (2009)
52 min
Filmmaker Nienke Eijsink is on a quest for her childhood idol and first love: Doctor Chris from the Australian TV-series The Flying Doctors, played by actress Liz Burch. Nienke's mission: to pluck Liz Burch from obscurity and give her a starring role in her debut film! This coming-of-age-story deals with the appeal of a character in a TV drama to a young lesbian and the excitement of meeting your childhood idol. But it's also about the pain of growing up, and what happens when fantasy and reality coincide. With animation, blue-screen, archive material and clever editing between Flying Doctors episodes and real life, the film pushes the boundaries of reality and fiction. Fan is a cheerful, poignant and fascinating self-portrait full of self-depreciating humor.
- Release date
- September 24, 2009
- Country of origin
- Not yet available
Cast
- Liz Burch as Self
Crew
- Lenore Smith · Archive footage
- Nienke Eijsink · Director
- Edo Berger · Writer
- Nienke Eijsink · Writer
- Martine Nijhoff · Writer
- Ine Poppe · Writer
- Sherman De Jesus · Producer
- Cécile van Eijk · Producer
- Leo Anemaet · Composer
- Nienke Eijsink · Cinematographer
- Nienke Eijsink · Editor
- Chris Teerink · Editor