Twelve-year-old Binti dreams of making a name for herself as a vlogger and becoming a star like her idol Tatyana. But when they risk being deported as illegal aliens in a police raid, she and her father are forced to go on the run. Binti meets Elias and they become friends. While Binti uses her vlog to help Elias with his Save the Okapi Club, she hatches the perfect plan: if her dad marries Elias’s single mother, they could stay in Belgium. By vlogging, young people can have an impact on the world. Like Binti, who claims her right to dream, just like other kids her age. Binti is a Flemish youth film directed by Frederike Migom with Bebel Tshiani Baloji (Binti), Mo Bakker (Elias), Joke Devynck (Elias’ mom) and Baloji (Binti’s dad).
STARRING
Bebel Tshiani Baloji
Mo Bakker
Baloji
Joke Devynck
Tatyana Beloy
Aboubakr Bensaihi
WRITER
Frederike Migom
D.O.P
Joachim Philippe
SOUND
Coen Gravendaal
MUSIC
Le Motel
FILM EDITING
Clémence Samson
PRODUCTION
BULLETPROOF CUPID
KWASSA FILMS
FAMILY AFFAIR FILMS
DISTRIBUTION
Jeugdfilm
Frederike Migom
Frederike is a screenwriter, director and actress. She studied theatre and film studies in New York and Paris before she came to Brussels where she still lives today. Her professional career started as a production assistent. In 2013, Frederike made her first short film Malakim (2013), followed by Adam & Everything (2014) and Nkosi Coiffure (2015). Her last film was supported by the VAF (Flemish Audiovisual Fund), won the Canal+ award at the Brussels Short Film Festival and was screened at more than 40 festivals including Tribeca Film Festival in New York and the BFI festival in London. In 2017, Migom made the short documentary Si-G which was distributed by JEF and also made with the support of the VAF. Binti is Migom’s first feature film.
FILMOGRAPHY
2013 : Malakim (shortfilm)
2014 : Adam & Everything (shortfilm)
2015 : Nkosi Coiffure (shortfilm)
2017 : Mijn Superheld (serie)
2017 : Outfit Van Me Daddy (videoclip)
2017 : Si-G (documentary)
2017 : Valies Vol Dromen