ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS / EFTERSKOLEN
Documentary series in 6 episodes
In august 2019, 120 hopeful teenagers embark on a journey full of change, hope and dreams when they begin at the school, Klejtrup Musikefterskole. Some with the hope of getting new friends and putting traumas of bullying behind them. Others with the goal of overcoming this summer’s heartbreak or the wish to seek new adventures in a place far away from parents and familiar surroundings. All of them are looking for the experience of their lives.
The school year gives them the opportunity to redefine who they want to be and to change in the new relations they take part in. They meet at crucial time in each other’s life. They are connected and changed forever.
Premiere date 13/6 2021 at DRTV
Awards and festivals
Best European TV Documentary Series at Prix Europa 2021
Buster Film Festival 2021
Director Thora Plaugborg Lorentzen
Producer Rikke Tambo Andersen
Editors Mark Bukdahl, Karolina Bengtsson
Cinematographers Sybilla Tuxen, Jacob Sofussen, Assa Rytter, Sebastian Bjerregaard, William Wivel, Thora Plaugborg Lorentzen
With the support of Danish Film Institute, Tone Mygind Rostbøll, DR3, Signe Bruntse, The West Danish Film Fund
Nordic Rights ReInvent Studios