One in a Million
dir. Joya Thome / 2022 / Germany / 85min.
A coming-of-age film about success and loneliness, friendship and first love, queer coming out and the courage to find one's own voice.
Whitney Bjerken from the USA is a world-famous YouTuber and gifted singer-songwriter. The quiet but sensitive Yara from Germany is one of her biggest fans. Connected by the glittering world of social media and their passion for gymnastics, they begin to find out who they are and what they want from life. A coming-of-age film about success and loneliness, friendship and first love, queer coming out and the courage to find one's own voice.
- duration:
- 85 min
- country / year of production:
- Germany / 2022
- director:
- Joya Thome
- cinematography:
- Lydia Richter
- producer:
- Katharina Bergfeld, Martin Heisler / Flare Film GmbH
- selected festivals and awards:
- 2022 – Sheffield DocFest
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