Directed by:
Matt WolfScreenplay:
Matt WolfCinematography:
Nick BentgenComposer:
Bradford CoxCast:
Jena Malone, Ben Whishaw, Alden Ehrenreich, Ben Rosenfield, Julia Hummer, Joanne Tucker, Ivy Blackshire, Syrie Moskowitz, Jessie T. Usher, Alexander Sharp (more)VOD (1)
Plots(1)
Before the 'Teenager' was invented, there was no second stage of life. You were either a child or you went to work as an adult. At the turn of the century, child labor was ending, 'adolescence' was emerging, and a struggle erupted between adults and youth. Would the young be controlled and regimented, or could they be free?
Inspired by punk author Jon Savage's book, Teenage gives voice to young people from the first half of the 20th century in America, England, and Germany-from party-crazed Flappers and hip Swing Kids to zealous Nazi Youth and frenzied Sub-Debs. By the end of World War II, they were all 'Teenagers': a new idea of youth.
Four young voices (Jena Malone, Ben Whishaw, Julia Hummer, Jessie Usher) bring to life rare archival material and filmed portraits of emblematic teenagers from history-Brenda Dean Paul, a self-destructive Bright Young Thing; Melita Maschmann, an idealistic Hitler Youth; Tommie Scheel, a rebellious German Swing Kid; and Warren Wall, a black Boy Scout. This living collage is punctuated by a contemporary score by Bradford Cox (Deerhunter, Atlas Sound).
Teenage is a story that ends with a beginning: a prelude to today's youth culture. In each generation, adults often mistake youthful unrest for an emotional right of passage. But history proves that rebelling teenagers aren't just claiming their independence, they're shaping the future.
(KinoSmith)
Soundtracks
Teenage
Label: Teenage Documentary PSC, LLC
Year: 2014
Country: USA
Format: digital
Length: 01:07:42
| 1. | Natural Harp Monitor | Bradford Cox | 04:31 |
| 2. | Skeleton Disk Loop | Bradford Cox | 03:46 |
| 3. | Snow On Cage | Bradford Cox | 04:28 |
| 4. | New Prairie Blackout Pattern | Bradford Cox | 05:11 |
| 5. | Canopy | Bradford Cox | 02:32 |
| 6. | Daphne Duck | Bradford Cox | 06:32 |
| 7. | Harlem Crepescular | Bradford Cox | 04:23 |
| 8. | Paprika Expose | Bradford Cox | 03:30 |
| 9. | Pastel Ruins | Bradford Cox | 02:37 |
| 10. | Milk Glass Metronome | Bradford Cox | 03:47 |
| 11. | Planetarium | Bradford Cox | 03:26 |
| 12. | Doctor October | Bradford Cox | 02:52 |
| 13. | "Kate" - Chandra | 05:49 | |
| 14. | Wireless Fantasy No. 1 | Bradford Cox | 03:14 |
| 15. | Dream Logic | Bradford Cox | 03:10 |
| 16. | Spanish Plastic | Bradford Cox | 03:25 |
| 17. | VHS Dream (Teenage) | Bradford Cox | 04:29 |