De documentaire Ik ben een bastaard van Ahmet Polat ging in première op filmfestival Movies That Matter 2022 in Den Haag. Ook werd de campagne ‘WIJ ZIJN BASTAARD’ gelanceerd, om de film en thema’s in events naar het publiek te brengen. Ik ben een bastaard ontving een Special Mention van de jury en behoorde bij de top 3 van het publiek.
Uit het Juryrapport:
“Living in words is one thing, finding the right words to describe the feeling of not belonging is another. That is exactly what this film has done so well. The film starts as a personal portrait of a young man looking for his roots, but shifts the focus from the protagonist to his family and to the deep felt trauma of multiple generations. The personal search not only gives an insight into the struggle of the protagonist’s bicultural identity, but shows that his sense of not fitting in, is only the tip of the iceberg of the whole story. His journey opens a Pandora’s box of questions on displacement, colonial history, family, longing and belonging. The rhythm of the film helps us immerse ourselves in, and understand the complexity of the situation. The charismatic protagonist Rashif El Kaoui is as much a storyteller as the director, Ahmet Polat. Their combined forces have led to an intimate, deeply personal, as well as a universal story of otherness.”