Sweetheart, Glasgow Youth Film Festival 2021
Friday 17 September, 2021 – 5.45 .m.
Glasgow Youth Film Festival Opening Film
Opening Gala screening of Marley Morrison’s knockout debut SWEETHEART – a sharply observed coming-of-age story that will make you wince and laugh in painful recognition of universal truths.
For 17-year-old AJ, a family holiday at a caravan park in Dorset is her idea of hell. Then she spies flirty, free-spirited lifeguard Isla who might just be the girl of her dreams.
Followed by a recorded Q&A with our Young Programmers and actor Nell Barlow, who plays AJ
Marley Morrison’s knockout debut feature is a sharply observed coming-of-age story that will make you wince and laugh in painful recognition of universal truths. 17-year-old AJ (Nell Barlow) is not one of life’s shiny, happy people. A family holiday at a caravan park in Dorset is her idea of hell. A moody misfit, she dresses for concealment and lets everyone know that she would rather be anywhere else. Then she spies flirty, free-spirited lifeguard Isla (Ella-Rae Smith) who might just be the girl of her dreams. Can AJ dare to take a first step on the road to happiness?
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