Best Short Film 2011 Visions du Réel Switserland
Jury: ‘The jury is impressed by the virtuoso way in which the viewer is drawn into the moving world of the young protagonist. The daring camerawork reinforces deeply felt emotions and conflicts. The combination of dramatic reality and lyrical imagination makes the film an almost transcendental viewing experience.’

Special Jury Mention for Excellence 2012 Sebastopol International Documentary Film Festival
Jury: ‘a very accomplished and lyrical film with some phenomenal photography and an intimate, compelling character study.’

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synopsis

Eleven-year-old Anne is a beautiful girl. Anne suffers from Gilles de la Tourette’s syndrome. The longer you look at her, the more you see her ‘tics’. This makes her body things she doesn’t want, such as spinning around or licking everthing. Anne somethings find it hard to deal with Tourette and therefor tries to keep her tics in check. She prefers ‘flying’ through life, so you won’t notice anything. When flying she is at her best. The film shows Annes life with her tics, tics that in the end, she doesn’t want to lose either.

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This film was made with the support of the Stimuleringsfonds Nederlandse Culturele Omroepproducties.

Flying Anne has had more than 100 international screenings and won more than twenty awards, making it one of the most successful youth documentaries ever.

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