Inhalte(1)
Elif, Sadia, Dara and Susan are never likely to meet, yet they would all instantly connect through their shared passion for boy bands. Not all boy bands, and not just any boy band. Elif is a Directioner, a superfan of UK pop group One Direction. But Directioners don’t say “1D” or “One Direction;” they call them “the boys” as if they know them personally, with an implied sense of ownership of the group. Sadia, on the other hand, fell in love with Nick Carter and The Backstreet Boys around ’97. Although Nick loved water and Sadia didn’t know how to swim, she was still sure she was destined to end up with him. Far across the globe in Sydney, there’s Dara, whose life changed when she discovered the British band Take That and its sensible dad figure Gary Barlow. Take That was the first thing that Dara can remember liking on her own, and that sense of discovery and the first pangs of self-identity and independence would link her to the band forever. Finally there’s the elder stateswoman, Susan, original fangirl of the original boy band, The Beatles. She remembers their first Australian tour and how parents weren’t prepared for the mania that their presence would inspire. These four women are from different countries and different backgrounds and, while they may not know each other, their obsessions put them on similar paths. (Fantastic Fest)
(mehr)