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Youth Crimes

2019

A raw, drifting collage of old home-video fragments that feels like sifting through someone's restless adolescence, equal parts nostalgic and uneasy.

Directed by
Jesus Antonio Rivera
Overview
A compilation of VHS footage filmed between 1990 and 1999, this experimental short examines the reckless, chaotic, and transgressive nature of adolescence. Edited from footage shot from ages 13 to 22—the video reflects on how youthful behavior can shape divergent patterns of thought and adulthood. Digitized from over 120 hours of archival home video.

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Directed by
Jesus Antonio Rivera
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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • coming-of-age
    • memory
    • identity
    • isolation
    Places
    None
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • found footage
    • nonlinear
    • documentary
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror1
    Humour2
    Realism9
    Romance1
    Tension3
    Darkness5
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight6

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