Virgin Tales
Switzerland, April 2012
FILM,
Documentary,
87 min.
- directed by
- Mirjam von Arx
- Written by
- Michèle Wannaz, Mirjam von Arx
- Status
- In distribution
- Website
- www.virgintales.com
Evangelical Christians are calling out for a second sexual revolution: chastity! As a counter-movement to the attitudes of today’s culture, one in eight girls in the United Sates has vowed to remain “unsoiled” until marriage. But the seven children of the Wilson family, founders of the Purity Ball, take this concept one step further; even their first kiss will be at the altar. For two years, the filmmaker follows the Wilson offspring as they prepare for their fairytale vision of marriage and documents how the religious right is grooming a young generation to embody an Evangelically-grounded Utopia.
credits
- World Premiere
- April 2012
- Original Version
- English, colour, DCP, 87 min.
- ISAN
- 0000-0002-FEF0-0000-F-0000-0000-T
- Production
- ican films gmbh, SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen, SRG SSR, ARTE G.E.I.E.
- Producer
- Mirjam von Arx
- directed by
- Mirjam von Arx
- Written by
- Michèle Wannaz, Mirjam von Arx
- Cinematography
- Kirsten Johnson, Claudia Raschke
- Editing
- Sabine Krayenbühl
- Sound Editing
- Christian Beusch, Guido Helbling
- Sound Design
- Christian Beusch
- Re-Recording Mix
- Christian Beusch
- Music
- Adrian Frutiger
- Location Sound Mix
- Judy Karp, Tammy Douglas
World Sales / World Rights
- World Sales
- Films Transit International Inc.
Worldwide Distribution
- Belgium
- VRT Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroep TV Rights
- Canada
- Canadian Broadcasting Corporation TV Rights
- Finland
- YLE TV - Finnish Broadcasting Company TV Rights
- France
- ARTE G.E.I.E. TV Rights
- Germany
- ARTE G.E.I.E. TV Rights
- Israel
- Channel 8/Noga Communication TV Rights
- Spain
- Odisea TV TV Rights
- Switzerland
- SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen TV Rights
- Switzerland
-
Praesens Film AG
Distribution
Release date: 07.06.2012
Awards
(a selection)
- Zürich, Filmpreis Stadt Zürich, Zürcher Filmpreis 2012 (Winner)
Festivals
(a selection)
-
Jihlava, 17th Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival
24.10.2013 - 29.10.2013 -
Fünf-Seen-Land, 7. Fünf Seen Filmfestival
24.07.2013 - 04.08.2013 -
Cracow, 53rd Krakow Film Festival
26.05.2013 - 02.06.2013 -
Solothurn, Solothurner Filmtage
24.01.2013 - 31.01.2013 -
Docs for Sale
16.11.2012 - 23.11.2012 -
Wiesbaden, 25. exground filmfest Wiesbaden
16.11.2012 - 25.11.2012 -
Duisburg, Duisburger Filmwoche / vhs
05.11.2012 - 11.11.2012 -
35th Starz Denver Film Festival
01.11.2012 - 11.11.2012 -
Leipzig, 55. Internationales Leipziger Festival für Dokumentar- und Animationsfilm
29.10.2012 - 04.11.2012 -
Hof, Internationale Hofer Filmtage
23.10.2012 - 28.10.2012
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Woodstock Film Festival
10.10.2012 - 14.10.2012 -
Vancouver, 31st Vancouver International Film Festival
27.09.2012 - 12.10.2012 -
Locarno, 65° Festival del film Locarno
01.08.2012 - 11.08.2012 -
Washington, 10th Silverdocs Documentary Festival AFI/Discovery Channel Washington
18.06.2012 - 24.06.2012 -
Nyon, 18e Visions du Réel Festival international de cinéma Nyon
20.04.2012 - 27.04.2012