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Doc Alliance Selection 2021
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Gabi, Between Ages 8 and 13
Engeli Broberg
Five years with Gabi, who doesn’t believe that there are any material differences between boys and girls. A sensitive portrait about the challenge of being oneself.
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Gabi, Between Ages 8 and 13

Gabi, mellan åren 8 till 13
Engeli Broberg
Doc Alliance Selection 2021
Documentary Film
Sweden
2021
75 minutes
Swedish,
English
Subtitles: 
English

Gabi, eight years old, isn’t interested in “girl stuff”, but in Lego and football. Many months later, little has changed about this. Nevertheless, Gabi, now in cap and shorts, stands out more. The onset of puberty stirs up fears, raises new questions. Once again Gabi sits at the hairdresser’s and her hair gets a little shorter. The “hairstyle” problem comes up regularly, for her mother would like her daughter to look a little more feminine from time to time. No such luck. Gabi is convinced that there is no difference between boys and girls, apart from a few hormones. Sensitively, Engeli Broberg observes this young person over a period of five years as they try to stay true to themselves.

Carolin Weidner

Credits DOK Leipzig Logo

Director
Engeli Broberg
Cinematographer
Tommy Olsson
Editor
Kalle Lindberg, Engeli Broberg
Producer
Anna J Ljungmark
Co-Producer
Kari Anne Moe, Gudmundur Gunnarsson
Score
Sofia Hallgren, Kjetil Schjanderluhr