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Sundance ‘26: ‘BIG GIRLS DON’T CRY’ Experiments with Identity and Fake Friends

We meet 14-year-old Sid Bookman (Ani Palmer) in a video chat room. It’s 2006, New Zealand, still deep in the dial-up age. Talking to a guy online, Sid says she’s 18 and claims her camera’s broken. It’s not. A chubby, shirtless 35-year-old wanks off on the other side. It’s these moments from the early internet that don’t exactly inspire nostalgia. Read More