Drijfvermogen - Over flotatie, ras en andere drijfveren

Drijfvermogen - Over flotatie, ras en andere drijfveren

Successful actor Tarikh Janssen, tired of persistent typecasting, leaves the film world behind and returns to top swimming.

2021 · 30 min · Documentary

Short documentary in which Ivan Barbosa follows Tarikh Janssen's career switch. The actor leaves the movie world behind and returns to top swimming. Together, Barbosa and Janssen explore taboo topics such as white innocence, Black identity and the Black Lives Matter movement to expose the absurdity and seriousness of today's racism debate.

Directed by Ivan Barbosa

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Tarikh Janssen Himself
Yannick Jozefzoon Himself

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Drijfvermogen - Over flotatie, ras en andere drijfveren

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