Dreaming Arizona

Available in Docs for Sale after the world premiere at IDFA.

In the Arizona desert, we find an all American small-town. At the high school, we meet five teens, each with their own dream of the future. Like all teenagers around the world, they are in a transition, trying to create a new identity as adults. Their desire for freedom is strong, and there are consequences when parents, society or their own conscience restrict it.

Film director, Jon Bang Carlsen, examines the teenagers’ basic need to stage their own lives as the documentary imperceptibly seeps into fiction. Carlsen has created imaginary life paths and thereby our teenagers comment on their own situation, the audiences’ anticipations and the director's vision.