SYNOPSIS DEUTSCH
Alice, Helene, Maira, Nani, Selin + Vera leben in Wien, sind 13 bzw. 14 und beste Freundinnen. Diese Freundschaft ist das Wichtigste in ihrem Leben. Als aber Jungs und Partys eine große Rolle zu spielen beginnen und das Ende der gemeinsamen Schulzeit naht, sehen sich die Mädels mit der Frage konfrontiert, was Freundschaft ist und wie viel Veränderung sie ertragen kann. Was ihnen bleibt, ist ein letzter gemeinsamer Sommer. Ein Film über Freundschaft, das Erwachen der Sexualität, die erste Liebe, Träume, Sehnsüchte, Hoffnungen... und über das Loslassen, den Neubeginn.
SYNOPSIS ENGLISH
Alice, Helene, Maira, Nani, Selin + Vera live in Vienna, are 14 and best friends. This friendship is the most important thing in their lives. But as boys and parties begin to play a major role and the end of their schooldays is looming closer and closer, the girls have to face the question of what friendship is and how much it can withstand. What remains is their last summer together on the cusp of the journey through adolescence. A film about friendship, awakening sexuality, first love, dreams, desires, hopes... and about letting go and starting over again.
DIRECTOR'S STATEMENT
FOREVER NOT ALONE is an intimate
documentary about the beginning of youth -
that moment in a girl's life when the roller
coaster ride of emotions begins. A time when
relationships last two weeks and parties last
till the early morning. A time of bbfs (best
friends forever), clumsy first kisses and
idealistic dreams. A time when everything is
poised to change.
Most of the documentaries about teens focus
on young people aged 16 to 18. FOREVER NOT
ALONE gives attention to that important break
happening at the age of 13. In this period you
can see that a girl very slowly but surely
becomes a woman.
The six girls in this documentary seem over
sexualized, and yet fall in love easily, at the
same time they are childish and shy when it
comes to intimacy with boys. Facebook and
smartphones organize and document their
lives and thoughts to share with the world
and each other. Being alone and separated
is their most terrifying fear.
FOREVER NOT ALONE is a documentary about
the everyday lives of six 13/14 year old
Viennese girls attending secondary school,
who have to face the question of what
friendship is when one of them prepares to
move away.
TECHNICAL DETAILS Duration: 74 min (73:33:03) Aspect Ratio: 16:9 Sound: Stereo Language: German Subtitles: English Original format: HD Screening formats: DigiBeta PAL, BetaSP PAL, DVD PAL, HDCam PAL, Apple Pro Res HQ Film location: Vienna Country of Production: Austria Year of Production: 2013
FILMSTILLS
SPONSORS/SUPPORTERS
Filmakademie Wien
Wien Kultur - MA7
VAM
Swimming Pool
