Imaginary Youth

"We are the educated ones that no one listens to, and you are the uneducated ones that we have to listen to."

This film is a documentary collage about young people growing up in unpredictable times. How is it being a young person maturing into uncertainty and a world that no one has prepared them for. Especially in times of climate crisis, global conflicts and the recent pandemic.

This film's form is essentially a beautiful reflection of Generation Z – somewhat optimistic shots with dramatic music, or dramatic shots with cheerful music. The absurdity that people from Generation Z experience in their everyday lives is also reflected in their humor and lifestyle. This unique collage is thus a reflection of a piece of modern history – with an insight of Romanian teenagers.

Using the observational method, it draws the viewer into the lives of individual teenagers and their everyday, yet unusual, problems. Despite its documentary nature, this film could be compared to coming of age films, where we observe the main characters growing up. The main theme of adolescence is then seen primarily in the division of paths of friends and other peers in where they are heading in life. Whether they take place in Romania or not.