ONE IN A MILLION

ONE IN A MILLION tells the story of two girls coming of age. As gymnast and YouTuber Whitney Bjerken from the US struggles with setbacks, she turns to music to express her feelings. Yara from Germany is one of her biggest fans and part of a show-acrobatics team. When she falls in love with a girl for the very first time, she barely finds time for her fan-account anymore. While navigating the exciting world of social media, Yara and Whitney begin to find out who they are and what they want in life. A documentary coming-of-age film about success and loneliness, friendship and first love, coming out as queer and having the courage to find your voice.

Joya Thome © Joya Thome
Joya Thome © Joya Thome
photos © Flare Film / Lydia Richter
  • Genre
    Children & Youth, Coming-of-Age Story, Sports
  • CATEGORY
    Documentary
  • YEAR OF PRODUCTION
    2022
  • DIRECTOR
    Joya Thome
  • SCREENPLAY
    Joya Thome, Lydia Richter, Philipp Wunderlich
  • CINEMATOGRAPHY
    Lydia Richter
  • CAST
    Whitney Bjerken, Yara Sophie Storp
  • PRODUCERS
    Katharina Bergfeld, Martin Heisler
  • PRODUCTION COMPANY
    Flare Film
  • RUNTIME
    85 min
  • LANGUAGE
    English, German
  • FESTIVALS
    Sheffield Doc/Fest 2022, Kinderfilmfest München 2022
  • WORLD SALES
    Syndicado Film Sales, Aleksandar Govedarica
    aleksandar@syndicado.com