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Plot Summary
From the Beatles, to the Backstreet Boys and One Direction, I Used to be Normal: A Boyband Fangirl Story will take you back to the fun, fantasy and feelings of your teenage years.
Filmed over four years, and spanning three generations, this intimate story follows a diverse group of women who have had their lives dramatically changed by their boyband obsessions. These four women must navigate the challenges of love, sexuality, family and faith, while constantly grappling with all the problems and contradictions that are part of being in love with a boyband.
Quotes
“A joyous documentary”
– Sarah Ward, Screen Daily
Reviews
Screen Daily – ‘I Used to Be Normal: A Boyband Fangirl Story’: Sydney Review
Festivals and Awards
Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival, April 2018
*Top Audience Pick – Nightvision Section
Sydney Film Festival, Australia, June 2018
Revelation Perth International Film Festival, Australia, July 2018
New Zealand International Film Festival, New Zealand, July 2018
Melbourne Film Festival, Australia, August 2018
Darwin International Film Festival, Australia, September 2018
Queer Screen, Australia, September 2018
Fantastic Fest, USA, September 2018
Music Documentary Film Festival, Australia, September 2018
Byron Bay International Film Festival, Australia, October 2018
Adelaide Film Fest, Australia, October 2018
BFI London Film Festival, UK, October 2018
In-Edit International Music Documentary Film Festival, Spain, October 2018
DOC NYC, USA, November 2018
Hawaii International Film Festival, USA, November 2018
Rotterdam International Film Festival, The Netherlands, January 2019
Goteborg Film Festival, Sweden, January 2019
Santa Barbara International Film Festival, USA, January 2019
Dock of Bay Musical Documentary Film Festival, Spain, January 2019
Miami International Film Festival, USA, March 2019
Cleveland International Film Festival, USA, March 2019
Istanbul International Film Festival, Turkey, April 2019
In-Edit Film Festival, The Netherlands, April 2019
ZLIN Film Festival, Czech Republic, May 2019
Oslo Pix, June 2019