Follows the lives of high school girls in Brooklyn over three years and their intimate struggles among their friends and family - becoming independent, deciding on colleges, & navigating NYC.
I remember there were details about the girls’ lives that I never saw shown in movies about teenagers before. The documentary captures their desires to find their purpose and transition from childhood to adulthood in such beautiful shots & honest conversations.
May 14, 2024
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i firmly believe that nothing is as intoxicating or intense or dreamy as teenage girl friendships, and this documentary shoves you right in the sticky, messy heart of them
Mar 17, 2024
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something about the tight shots and the environment made me feel calm.The way they were able to make a very surface level story line feel so deep is something i didn't expect also i particularly liked those little conversations they have.
Jan 1, 2025
* Tiny Furniture (2010), dir. Lena Dunham — Girls before Girls!!!
“After graduating from film school, Aura (Lena Dunham) returns to New York to live with her photographer mother, Siri (Laurie Simmons), and her sister, Nadine (Grace Dunham), who has just finished high school. Aura is directionless and wonders where to go next in her career and her life. She takes a job in a restaurant and tries unsuccessfully to develop relationships with men, including Keith (David Call), a chef where she works, and cult Internet star Jed (Alex Karpovsky).”
* Young Adult (2011), dir. Diablo Cody — one of my favorites…
“Mavis Gary (Charlize Theron) is a successful writer of teen literature who returns to her hometown with a dual mission: to relive her glory days and steal away her now-married high-school sweetheart (Patrick Wilson). However, her mission does not go exactly to plan, and she finds her homecoming more problematic than she expected. Instead, Mavis forms an unusual bond with a former classmate (Patton Oswalt), who has also found it difficult to move past high school.”
* Frances Ha (2012), dir. Noah Baumbach — the dinner party scene especially is so real
“A story that follows a New York woman, who doesn't really have an apartment. She apprentices for a dance company although she's not really a dancer, and throws herself headlong into her dreams.”
Oct 7, 2024
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keep them in business :)) feminist mag embracing femininity. i interned for them in 2013 hehe
May 14, 2024