I Will Not Mention Your Name, Portrait of Ted van Lieshout(2012)

movie - first aired/released 2012-02-07 - 53 min

Documentary

Directed by Arno Kranenborg

A documentary about the Dutch artist and award winning children’s author, Ted van Lieshout. He takes a risk. He is not only working on his first novel for adults, he additionally chose for a very controversial subject. In this novel “My Mister” an autobiographical story, he describes a radical and comprehensive event from his childhood, namely his relationship as a 10 year old boy, with a 29 year old man. During the production of “My Mister”, van Lieshout gives Arno Kranenborg the opportunity to come close during this laborious process and the discussions with family and friends.