Fan

DOCUMENTARY

Fan is a coming of age story about the appeal of a feminist character in a TV drama to a young lesbian and the excitement of meeting your idol.

Dutch filmmaker Nienke Eijsink is on a quest to find her childhood idol and first love: Doctor Chris Randall from The Flying Doctors. In the early 90s, Nienke's teenage life revolved around the Australian TV series and her admiration for Doctor Chris, played by actress Liz Burch, who must prove herself as a female doctor in the male-dominated world of the Australian outback. Indeed, it was through her fantasies about Doctor Chris, that Nienke discovered her lesbian leanings. 

Now a budding filmmaker, she has found her mission: to pluck Liz Burch from obscurity and give her the starring role in her debut film! Nienke flies to Australia and, after an exhaustive search, arrives at Liz Burch's door.

With animation, blue-screen, archive material and clever editing between Flying Doctor episodes and real life, the film pushes the boundaries of reality and fiction, creating a \ fascinating self-portrait full of self-depreciating humor.

In Dutch and English with subtitles.

Official Selection Roze Filmdagen, Amsterdam Gay and Lesbian Festival 2010
Official Selection QueerDoc 2010: The Truth Is Queerer Than Fiction 

Director                  Nienke Eijsink
Country                  Netherlands
Year                        2009
Duration                 52mins