

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

Tarikh Janssen
Himself
Lead
Yannick Jozefzoon
Himself
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Ivan Barbosa's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
“Every frame feels alive. Drijfvermogen - Over flotatie, ras en andere drijfveren is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”