I Was a Preteen Nightmare

A well-intentioned yet horribly misinformed adolescent makes a monumental miscalculation of both form and judgment.

2007 / Jill Dorothy Summers / TCF, USA

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A well-intentioned yet horribly misinformed adolescent makes a monumental miscalculation of both form and judgment.

I Was a Preteen Nightmare was produced for the 2007 TCF ShortDocs Challenge: Dollar Storeys.

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Jill Dorothy Summers

Jill Dorothy Summers's audio fiction has been featured internationally by Chicago Public Radio, the Third Coast International Audio Festival, and New Adventures in Sound Art.

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