Jeunesse dorée

Spring-summer 2000. Gwenaëlle and Angela, respectively 17 and 18, are friends in a city near Paris. Summer vacation is just around the corner. They submit a « youth project » to the local office of the Municipal Youth Services. Their project is accepted, subsidized and ready to go. They are to travel around France, taking photos of people’s homes. They will invite people to pose in front of their houses and take photos themselves. An exhibition will be held in the autumn at City Hall. Full of curiosity, fueled by their friendship, the two girls set out, meeting people and moving through various environments. They find stimulation, opening up to and multiplying life’s possibilities. They meet with many adventures and certain encounters lead to their spending several days in a single place…