I Was Only 14

Movie

12 Min

N/R
Overview:
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.
Directors:
Froukje van Wengerden
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Genres:
Documentary
Tags:
childhood trauma
portrait
woman director
memories
short film