American Identity

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Split screen showing a grainy camcorder view of a student and a crisp digital view of an American city street, evoking pre-9/11 tension.

I'll Be Gone in June: Plot and American Identity

In Katharina Rivilis' debut film, 'I'll Be Gone in June,' a German exchange student's intimate camcorder recordings clash with crisp digital landscapes, capturing a nation on the cusp of 9/11.

Isabel Castillo·May 20, 2026