ONE IN A MILLION

By Joya THOME

FLARE FILM GMBH - as PROD

Female director - Completed 2022

ONE IN A MILLION tells the story of two girls coming of age: gymnast and YouTuber Whitney Bjerken and Yara, one of her biggest fans. A documentary about success and loneliness, friend- ship and first love, coming out as queer, and having the courage to find your own voice.

Festivals
& Awards

Sheffield DocFest 2022
Kinderfilmfest München 2022
nominated for the CineKindl Award
    • Year of production
    • 2022
    • Genres
    • Female director, Documentary
    • Countries
    • GERMANY
    • Languages
    • GERMAN, ENGLISH-UNITED STATES
    • Duration
    • 84 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Joya THOME
    • Writer(s)
    • Philipp WUNDERLICH, Lydia RICHTER, Joya THOME
    • Producer(s)
    • Katharina BERGFELD (Flare Film)
    • Synopsis
    • ONE IN A MILLION tells the story of two girls coming of age. As gymnast and YouTuber Whit- ney Bjerken from the US struggles with setbacks, she turns to music to express her feel- ings. 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.