Not Fourteen Again


1h 50m 1996

Brief Synopsis

A documentary comprised of Gillan Armstrong's three short films which follow the fortunes and misfortunes of a trio of working class women from Adelaide, Australia now coupled with a present-day study following the lives of their daughters. Together with editor Suresh Ayyar, Armstrong combs presents

Film Details

Genre
Documentary
Release Date
1996
Production Company
NSW Film & Television Office; Screen Australia; Screen Nsw; South Australian Film Corporation (Safc)
Distribution Company
Village Roadshow Limited
Location
Australia

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 50m

Synopsis

A documentary comprised of Gillan Armstrong's three short films which follow the fortunes and misfortunes of a trio of working class women from Adelaide, Australia now coupled with a present-day study following the lives of their daughters. Together with editor Suresh Ayyar, Armstrong combs presents snipets and stories from material intermittently shot over the course of 20 years. In "Smokes and Lollies" (1975) the girls were 14 years old; in "Fourteen's Good, Eighteen's Better" (1980) they were 18 years old; in "Bingo, Bridesmaids and Braces" (1988) they were 26 years old; and in the present film they are now mothers of 14-year-olds.

Film Details

Genre
Documentary
Release Date
1996
Production Company
NSW Film & Television Office; Screen Australia; Screen Nsw; South Australian Film Corporation (Safc)
Distribution Company
Village Roadshow Limited
Location
Australia

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 50m

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Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Nominated for a 1996 Australian Film Institute award for Best Documentary.

Released in United States Winter January 1, 1996

Released in United States 1996

Released in United States February 1996

Released in United States September 1996

Released in United States October 1996

Shown at American Film Market (AFM) in Los Angeles February 29 - March 8, 1996.

Shown at Montreal World Film Festival August 22 - September 2, 1996.

Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (Panorama) February 15-26, 1996.

Shown at Boston Film Festival September 6-19, 1996.

Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival October 4-20, 1996.

Broadcast in USA over Sundance Channel as part of program "She Said Cinema" May 1-31, 1999.

Released in United States Winter January 1, 1996

Completed shooting September 1995.

Began shooting July 1995.

"Not Fourteen Again" is a feature version of the three shorts by documentarian Gillian Armstrong fused with some additional footage shot 20 years.

Released in United States 1996 (Shown at American Film Market (AFM) in Los Angeles February 29 - March 8, 1996.)

Released in United States 1996 (Shown at Montreal World Film Festival August 22 - September 2, 1996.)

Released in United States February 1996 (Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (Panorama) February 15-26, 1996.)

Released in United States September 1996 (Shown at Boston Film Festival September 6-19, 1996.)

Released in United States October 1996 (Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival October 4-20, 1996.)