I Was Only 14
2016•12m•Released
Documentary
Filmmaker Froukje van Wengerden’s 86-year-old grandmother shares a powerful memory from 1944, when she was just 14. As her story unfolds, we see a group of contemporary 14-year-old girls. Their procession of portraits permits the spectator to see simultaneously forward and back, into the future and towards the past. A miraculous testimonial that uses eye contact to focus the viewer inward and evoke unexpected emotions.
Director
Froukje van Wengerden
Languages
Dutch
Studio
Pristine Film
Production
Company
Pristine Film
Producer
Julia Schellekens
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