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Searching Eva

2019 · 85 min

An intimate, fragmented portrait that feels like scrolling through someone's raw, poetic diary, equal parts confessional and unsettling.

Directed by
Pia Hellenthal
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Adam Hoya
Overview
This is the tale of a young woman, growing up in the age of the internet and turning the search for oneself into a public spectacle, allowing kids from all over the world to live their life through hers. Through her fragmented personalities you see the emergence of a new generation, in which the concept of a fixed identity has grown old.

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Stream in the UK
  • DocAlliance Films
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Directed by
Pia Hellenthal
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Adam Hoya
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • isolation
  • addiction
  • sexuality
  • media
Places
  • big city
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence none
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour3
Realism9
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

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Genres
documentary
Directed by
Pia Hellenthal
Written by
Pia Hellenthal, Giorgia Malatrasi
Starring
Adam Hoya
Cinematography
Janis Mazuch
Runtime
85 min
Country
Germany, United States of America
Languages
English, German, Italian

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