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Bloom (2022)

Bloom poster
Original title
Jouvencelles
Directed by
Fannie Pelletier
Genre
documentary film
Country
Canada
Runtime
1h 24m
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows contemporary teenage girls as they deal with social pressures from being online and on social media. It shows how they navigate their hyperconnected world.

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What happens

Bloom (French: Jouvencelles) is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Fanie Pelletier and released in 2022. The film is a portrait of contemporary teenage girls, centering in particular on how they navigate the unique social pressures of growing up in a hyperconnected online world dominated by social media. The film premiered in November 2022 at the Montreal International Documentary Festival, before having a commercial release in February 2023. René Roberge received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Editing in a Documentary at the 11th Canadian Screen Awards in 2023. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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