I Am Eleven

Name: I Am Eleven
Genre: Biography, Documentary
Released: September 12, 2014
Duration: 98 min
Rating: 55

2014

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International Film Circuit | Release Date: September 12, 2014 | Not Rated

Summary: I Am Eleven explores the lives and thoughts of children from all around the world. It weaves together deeply personal and at times hilarious portraits of what it means to stand on the cusp between childhood and adolescence, that fleeting moment when childish naiveté has faded, yet teenaged self-consciousness has not yet taken hold. TheseI Am Eleven explores the lives and thoughts of children from all around the world. It weaves together deeply personal and at times hilarious portraits of what it means to stand on the cusp between childhood and adolescence, that fleeting moment when childish naiveté has faded, yet teenaged self-consciousness has not yet taken hold. These young minds, still unguarded and remarkably honest, offer a powerful insight into the future of our world. [International Film Circuit]… Expand

Director: Genevieve Bailey

Genre(s): Biography, Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 98 min

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Graham Fuller

Sep 12, 2014

The kids almost universally express the need for peace, equality, tolerance, homes for all and a safe planet. Read full review

Thomas Lee

Sep 25, 2014

IAm Eleven is ultimately a satisfying film because the kids are so compelling. But Bailey’s motivations color the authenticity of a well-meaning “documentary” that borders on nostalgic self-indulgence and wishful thinking. Read full review

Neil Genzlinger

Sep 11, 2014

Ms. Bailey’s willingness to let the children talk and to let the viewer impose broader meaning elevates it. Read full review

Gary Goldstein

Sep 18, 2014

Given the number and range of kids in view, there's a limit to how much specificity can be jammed into one movie. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Christy Lemire

Sep 12, 2014

Bailey has achieved the purpose she set out at the film’s start. She’s made a film that’s optimistic, ultimately. But it would have benefitted from being a lot more real. Read full review

Frank Scheck

Sep 11, 2014

The feature-length film ultimately becomes repetitive, with the lack of contextual information about the subjects’ lives rendering the proceedings shallow. Read full review

Alan Scherstuhl

Sep 9, 2014

"I wanted to make something energetic, optimistic, universal, and real," Bailey announces in voiceover as the movie begins. She's certainly accomplished that, but it's too bad she didn't also aim for vital, illuminating, or consistently compelling. Read full review

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Sethfinn

Sep 19, 2014

This doc does an excellent job showing kids from all over the world, how they're similar, different and everything in between. It's truly a labor of love, I brought my 12 year old to see it and I'm convinced he got to see other kids experiences from different culture that will bothThis doc does an excellent job showing kids from all over the world, how they're similar, different and everything in between. It's truly a labor of love, I brought my 12 year old to see it and I'm convinced he got to see other kids experiences from different culture that will both highlight what it is to be an American and how others live. Very cool to see kids who are thinking so broadly and to see that other cultures while maybe not materially wealthy have out of this world experiences that any iPhone carrying kid will still be jealous of. Authentic filmmaking, reminiscent of the Up Series, I only hope they'll figure out a way to follow up with these kids!… Expand

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