I Was Only 14

Synopsis

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

Music

Stavros Markonis

Studio

Pristine Film

Released

9 November 2016

Genres

Documentary