Album for the Youth. 2021. Directed by Malena Solarz

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Album for the Youth. 2021. Argentina. Directed by Malena Solarz. Courtesy Cecilia Pisano

Album for the Youth. 2021. Argentina. Directed by Malena Solarz. North American premiere. In Spanish; English subtitles. 81 min.

In her solo debut feature, director Malena Solarz takes a surprising, gentle, altogether gratifying approach to the coming-of-age genre. Encouraging naturalistic performances from her charming cast and using a rigorously unshowy visual approach, Solarz explores how young people navigate their creative impulses, focusing on Sol (Ariel Rausch) and Pedro (Santiago Canepari), who, during summer break after high school graduation, prepare for possible futures as, respectively, a musician and a playwright. Drifting through tiny, mundane moments of connection and personal growth, exam preparations and writing workshops, Album for the Youth eschews predictable narrative beats of revelation; rather than being exalted, artistic endeavor is treated as a natural part of the human condition.

This film accompanies New Directors/New Films 2022.

Past events

Sun, Apr 24, 2022, 6:45 p.m.

Followed by a conversation with Malena Solarz

MoMA, Floor T2/T1, Theater 2

The Roy and Niuta Titus Theater 2
Thu, Apr 21, 2022, 8:45 p.m.

Followed by a conversation with Malena Solarz

Lincoln Center, Walter Reade Theater

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