I Was Only 14

  • Netherlands Ik was pas 14
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Short / Documentary
Netherlands, 2016, 13 min

Directed by:

Froukje van Wengerden

Cinematography:

Lukas de Kort

Composer:

Stavros Markonis
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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. (Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival)

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