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Summercamp!
Summercamp! follows the day-to-day drama of 90 kids let loose in the woods at Swift Nature Camp in northern Wisconsin. Camp is a place where kids can be kids, where their home and school lives momentarily fade into the background as they go through the highs and lows of adolescent rituals: sing-alongs, talent shows, homesickness, counselor mutiny--and first love. Amidst group activities, showy arguments, and secret conversations, filmmakers Bradley Beesley and Sarah Price submerge themselves into this curious camp subculture, capturing a diverse array of adolescents from all economic and social backgrounds. Through the non-calloused eyes of kids, Summercamp! captures the raw emotional experiences that will endure with them for the rest of their lives.
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Holly
"These are my eight little friends that I can put in my pocket. I like them alot, they're good friends, you can talk to them, they're pocketable. So whenever you're alone and you need someone to talk to, you can grab 'em out of your pocket. It's easy!"
What the Critics Say...
Chicago Tribune
"Pure and heartbreaking, if you don't relate to this film you were never a kid."
Eric Campos, Film Threat
"...it will go down as one of the most entertaining movies of the year."
Ain't it Cool News
"You'll definitely leave with a smile on your face."
The Austin Chronicle
"...a respectful, contemplative, and often blithe portrait of kids being kids"
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Learn more about the film.
- Official Summercamp! Website
- Swift Nature Camp
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"All the kids would have to do is just leave me alone and I would level myself out and be fine. 'Cause it sucks now, and I don't want it to suck for the rest of my life."
Boo
"My parents wanted me to come here and try to make new friends because no one in my school really likes me. I'm not really in the popular group. I'm in the non-popular group, which only has one person in it--me!"
Spencer
"As you notice, I read big books. I read, like, 1,358 page books. I'm currently reading Executive Orders by Tom Clancy."
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"Teenage girls, once they get introduced to the boys, it's so hard to separate them, so hard. They look for any way possible to stay with the boys."