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I Wan'na Be Like You

Available online: 24/03/2025
Director Broersen & Lukacs
Choreographer Andreas Hannes
Belgium, France, and Netherlands 2024
13 minutes
Sranang
A virtual jungle inspired by Europe's botanical gardens serves as a stage where past and future collide, reimagining the wilderness through the lens of identity and history.

Synopsis

Lukács and Broersen examine the Western colonial perception of the jungle as an untouched wilderness or 'terra nullius.' The film reimagines botanical gardens in Brussels, Paris, London, and Amsterdam—places where the wilderness was once appropriated and transported to Europe. The iconic song I Wan'na Be Like You from Disney’s Jungle Book (1967) is reinterpreted by collaborators, most notably the Afro-Surinamese music group Black Harmony, offering a proud reimagining of their community’s history and future in the diaspora.

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Lukács and Broersen examine the Western colonial perception of the jungle as an untouched wilderness or 'terra nullius.' The film reimagines botanical gardens in Brussels, Paris, London, and Amsterdam—places where the wilderness was once appropriated and transported to Europe. The iconic song I Wan'na Be Like You from Disney’s Jungle Book (1967) is reinterpreted by collaborators, most notably the Afro-Surinamese music group Black Harmony, offering a proud reimagining of their community’s history and future in the diaspora.

Full credits

Section
New Dutch
Director
Broersen & Lukacs
Choreographer
Andreas Hannes
Production countries
Belgium, France, and Netherlands
Production year
2024
Duration
13 minutes
Producer
-
Distribution
li-ma
Website
https://www.pmpmpm.com

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