K-docs

Breakin' Tanzania

Director SEO Jimin | Producer KIM Mirae | Korea | 80min | Delivery Date: July 2025

Project Description

Director	SEO Jimin
Producer	KIM Mirae
Production Company	Sumfilm
Shooting Format	4K
Keyword	Human, Sports, Art
Length	80min
Language	Korean, English, Swahili
Production Country	Korea
Contact	official.sumfilm@gmail.com acoustic1226@gmail.com kimfuture41@gmail.com

Production Schedule

Pre-production	2023. 4. - 2023. 8.
Production	2023. 5. - 2024. 10.
Post-production	2024. 11. - 2025. 7.
Delivery	2025. 7.

Synopsis

Tanzanian b-boy Johnson left his family and home to come to Tanzania's largest city Dar es Salaam solely for breaking. To achieve his goal of becoming the best b-boy in the world, he dreams of competing in the 2024 Paris Olympics where breaking will be an official event. First, he needs to make the national team while society isn't interested in breaking. His best friend and rival is B-boy Snaiper, who is based in Zanzibar, Tanzania. A member of Tanzania's first breaking crew “Six Unit Crew”, he makes a living performing on the streets and in hotel shows. He's thirsty for battles but he can only battle once or twice a year in Tanzania. Then there's Yoon-hyuk. A drummer based in South Korea, he's a fan of breaking and is the godfather of the breaking scene in Tanzania. Years ago, a breaking video he downloaded in Tanzania accidentally spread to Tanzanian boys, resulting in the birth of the breaking scene. Yoon-hyuk hosts a breaking battle that will bring together dancers from all over Africa, and Johnson and Sniper are in for victory.

Director's Note

I learned about the Tanzanian b-boys through drummer Yoon-hyuk and met b-boys Johnson and Snaiper, who were visiting Korea at the invitation of the Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs. There is a sense of freedom in their breaking. With the absence of competitive opportunities, social attention, and economic stability, they face constant pressure in their reality. However, all of these fade away when they break. Today, they throw themselves down and roll on the floor, breaking their barriers down.

	I've been following my heart, going with the flow, and before I know it, I'm making movies. Maybe I should have planned my life a little more.		As a food and nutrition major, I've been interested in food since I was a kid. It was my junior year of college when I was introduced to video while volunteering. Then everything changed.
Director SEO Jimin		Producer KIM Mirae

Breakin' Tanzania

Director SEO Jimin | Producer KIM Mirae | Korea | 80min | Delivery Date: July 2025

Project Description

Director	SEO Jimin
Producer	KIM Mirae
Production Company	Sumfilm
Shooting Format	4K
Keyword	human, sports, art
Length	80min
Language	Korean, English, Swahili
Production Country	Korea
Contact	official.sumfilm@gmail.com acoustic1226@gmail.com kimfuture41@gmail.com

Production Schedule

Pre-production	2023. 4. - 2023. 8.
Production	2023. 5. - 2024. 10.
Post-production	2024. 11. - 2025. 7.
Delivery	2025. 7.

Synopsis

Tanzanian b-boy Johnson left his family and home to come to Tanzania's largest city Dar es Salaam solely for breaking. To achieve his goal of becoming the best b-boy in the world, he dreams of competing in the 2024 Paris Olympics where breaking will be an official event. First, he needs to make the national team while society isn't interested in breaking.

His best friend and rival is B-boy Snaiper, who is based in Zanzibar, Tanzania. A member of Tanzania's first breaking crew “Six Unit Crew”, he makes a living performing on the streets and in hotel shows. He's thirsty for battles but he can only battle once or twice a year in Tanzania.

Then there's Yoon-hyuk. A drummer based in South Korea, he's a fan of breaking and is the godfather of the breaking scene in Tanzania. Years ago, a breaking video he downloaded in Tanzania accidentally spread to Tanzanian boys, resulting in the birth of the breaking scene. Yoon-hyuk hosts a breaking battle that will bring together dancers from all over Africa, and Johnson and Sniper are in for victory.

Director's Note

I learned about the Tanzanian b-boys through drummer Yoon-hyuk and met b-boys Johnson and Snaiper, who were visiting Korea at the invitation of the Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs. There is a sense of freedom in their breaking. With the absence of competitive opportunities, social attention, and economic stability, they face constant pressure in their reality. However, all of these fade away when they break. Today, they throw themselves down and roll on the floor, breaking their barriers down.

Although we only spent a short time together, we became friends and brothers. Their breaking made me reflect on my own life, caught between the dreams of documentary filmmaking and the demands of reality. They inspired me to embark on the journey of making a documentary. This film is my response to the lives of my brothers who dream of going to the Olympics to become the best in the world despite societal indifference, wishing to share their breaking with the world.

Budget

Phase	USD	%
Looking for	183,553	82%
In place	40,000	18%
○ Own Investment \| 23,076 \| 10% ○ EIDF K-pitch Fresh Award \| 16,924 \| 8%
Production budget	223,553	100%

Director

SEO Jimin

I've been following my heart, going with the flow, and before I know it, I'm making movies. Maybe I should have planned my life a little more.

Producer

KIM Mirae

As a food and nutrition major, I've been interested in food since I was a kid. It was my junior year of college when I was introduced to video while volunteering. Then everything changed.