Storyline
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.
What People Are Saying
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“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Froukje van Wengerden's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
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“Every frame feels alive. I Was Only 14 is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
