Country:Netherlands

Director:Victor Vroegindeweij

Program:Parallel Youth

Summary:

11 year old Chanaika, who lives with her mother in the colourful Afrikaaner neighbourhood of Rotterdam, wants to perform in an annual summer carnival with her best friends. We follow this eloquent young lady during dance classes and while trying on clothes for the parade with her pals. Chainaika’s live seems cheerful, but she has not had an easy ride. Recently, she personally kicked her father out of the house because he hit her mother. While Chanaika tries to forget what happened, she keeps encountering new setbacks: her mother does not have time to come and watch, dance class is cancelled and the dresses for the parade are still not ready. But she refuses to give up.