In mijn hoofd

Thirteen-year-old Britt is great at tennis. She's training hard, with both a strict coach and an involved mother. But she is also distracted, because her mother has been diagnosed with a hereditary brain disorder, a condition that proved fatal for her grandmother. The girl is confronted with some big questions that constantly occupy her thoughts. "I think about it every day, really... The thought of her not being around anymore," we hear her say, off-camera. And then there's the possibility that she will get it herself. There's a 10% chance, explains her doctor dryly, almost coldly. The title applies to various aspects of the film: to the hereditary disorder itself, which might literally be in Britt's head, and to the emphasis on emotional perception taking place in her mind. "I've done my best to get things right in your head," says her coach after she plays a disappointing match. The audio interviews played over images of Britt working in silence give the impression that we are hearing what's going on in her head. (International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam)