Berlin

 Sam de Jong has released the first clip from his latest feature Goldie, premiering this weekend at the Berlinale in the Generation 14plus program.  With Goldie, Dutch director Sam de Jong has delivered a real New York film: raw and glamorous, unflinchingly realistic and relentlessly optimistic, with a ton of heart and at least as much attitude.

Goldie, a precocious teenager living in a family shelter, wages war against the system to keep her sisters together while she pursues her dreams of being a dancer - a story about displaced youth, ambition, and maintaining your spirit in the face of insurmountable obstacles.
 

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Goldie is a star - well, not quite yet, but at least in the eyes of her little sisters Sherrie and Supreme she is. The rest of the world is bound to take note soon. Her big break surely awaits, she's just got to pick up that golden fur coat she's had her eye on first. And land a role as a dancer in a hip-hop video. And keep child welfare services from separating her from Sherrie and Supreme after their mother is locked up. Holding onto those dreams isn't easy when fate has placed such daunting obstacles in her path.

Goldie is director Sam de Jong's second feature to premiere in Generations. His directorial debut, Prince, premiered at Generations 14plus competition in 2015. Prince was theatrically released in the Netherlands, the United States and in Mexico. His work is heavily influenced by present-day youth culture and studies the implications of growing up in the 21st century: in the face of our rapidly changing multi-ethnic society where pop culture is the new predominant religion.

The film was produced by Luca Borghese, Ben Howe and Vice Films, the joint venture between Vice Media and Fox.

Goldie:  88 minutes / USA / English

Goldie will premiere at the Berlinale February 10th at 8 pm at the Haus der Kulturen der Welt.