Together with director Jan-Dirk Bouw Joost Jansen made the animated documentary I love hooligans.
In I Love Hooligans we enter the world of a homosexual hooligan. Football is what he lives for. His sexual orientation is a well-kept secret. As a hooligan, his club is everything to him.
The match against the arch rival is the highlight of the year. On the day they turn to booze and drugs, looking for excitement with whatever presents itself. Like hungry lions they search out their potential prey: mounted policemen, fans of the other side, and all the rest of the wimps, faggots and pansies.
Loosening the vocal chords inside the stadium, until the ref blows his whistle and the match begins. The game, the artistry of the players, the camaraderie, the rhythm of the sounds from the stands: he becomes totally immersed. This is his world, his life. With each nasty foul, there's booing: “Queer. Faggot”. He shouts as loud as the fans, fully aware of putting on an act. It is his survival strategy.
The fans club house is a universe of passion, noise and action. Any sensual thoughts about men are life-threatening. He would be an easy target if the shit hit the fan and they found out he was gay.
All matches end and he has to go home, where no one is waiting. In this silence, this fan admits that he too longs for warmth, security and love. When the walls start closing in on him, football calls. It is only among his football mates that he doesn't feel lonely. Until the end of time.
The match against the arch rival is the highlight of the year. On the day they turn to booze and drugs, looking for excitement with whatever presents itself. Like hungry lions they search out their potential prey: mounted policemen, fans of the other side, and all the rest of the wimps, faggots and pansies.
Loosening the vocal chords inside the stadium, until the ref blows his whistle and the match begins. The game, the artistry of the players, the camaraderie, the rhythm of the sounds from the stands: he becomes totally immersed. This is his world, his life. With each nasty foul, there's booing: “Queer. Faggot”. He shouts as loud as the fans, fully aware of putting on an act. It is his survival strategy.
The fans club house is a universe of passion, noise and action. Any sensual thoughts about men are life-threatening. He would be an easy target if the shit hit the fan and they found out he was gay.
All matches end and he has to go home, where no one is waiting. In this silence, this fan admits that he too longs for warmth, security and love. When the walls start closing in on him, football calls. It is only among his football mates that he doesn't feel lonely. Until the end of time.
At the end of the day, this homosexual hooligan has but one dream: “To die in the arms of my loved one.
AWARDS:
WINNER - Professional Award for Dutch Animation - Holland Animation Film Festival - 2014
WINNER - MovieZone HAFF Award - Holland Animation Film Festival - 2014
WINNER - 11mm Short Kicks Film Competition - International football film festival "11mm", Berlin 2014
WINNER - Best Short Movie - Roze Filmdagen 2014
WINNER - Best Independent Short Film of the International Competition - Animayo, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 2014
WINNER - European Competition Fenêtres sur Courts Dijon 2014
SPECIAL MENTION - Documentary Competition - Interfilm Short Film Festival Berlin 2013
SECOND PLACE - Le Court Nous Tient, Saint Denis France 2014
FINALIST - In the Palace International Short Film Festival 2014
WINNER - Professional Award for Dutch Animation - Holland Animation Film Festival - 2014
WINNER - MovieZone HAFF Award - Holland Animation Film Festival - 2014
WINNER - 11mm Short Kicks Film Competition - International football film festival "11mm", Berlin 2014
WINNER - Best Short Movie - Roze Filmdagen 2014
WINNER - Best Independent Short Film of the International Competition - Animayo, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 2014
WINNER - European Competition Fenêtres sur Courts Dijon 2014
SPECIAL MENTION - Documentary Competition - Interfilm Short Film Festival Berlin 2013
SECOND PLACE - Le Court Nous Tient, Saint Denis France 2014
FINALIST - In the Palace International Short Film Festival 2014
