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Girl Talk

2022 · 91 min

An intimate, quietly absorbing look at teenage girls competing in a pressured, male-dominated arena, equal parts nerve-wracking and affirming.

Directed by
Lucia Small
Genres
Documentary
Tagline
One Champion Debate Team, Four Defining Years, Five Determined Girls.
Overview
Set in the cutthroat, boy-dominated world of high school debate where tomorrow’s leaders are groomed, GIRL TALK tells the timely story of five girls on a diverse, top-ranked Massachusetts high school debate team as they strive to become the best debaters in the United States on their own terms.

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Directed by
Lucia Small
Genres
Documentary
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    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • gender
    • education
    • ambition
    • coming-of-age
    • identity
    Places
    • school
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    teen
    Form
    • true story
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
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    Action2
    Horror0
    Humour3
    Realism9
    Romance1
    Tension5
    Darkness3
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight6

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    Genres
    documentary
    Directed by
    Lucia Small
    Runtime
    91 min

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