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documentary 3

24. nov. 17.30 - vienna
30. nov. 16.00 - budapest



BLUE
Ana Vijdea



Romania, 2024
20'00"
Documentary



Rodica (40) and her children, Maria (14) and Patrick (18), are Romanian expats living in Belgium. Their lives center on finding each other’s coordinates in order to live a balanced family life. Through a gentle, minimalist approach, the camera is nearby the protagonists, when they are alone, when they are together, focusing on their attempts to communicate with each other, on their silences, on the weight of their bodies. Blue is a film about love, fear, anxiety, and the emotions that emerge at their intersection.

Ana Vijdea was born and raised in Buzău, Romania. She recently graduated from DocNomads, an itinerant master’s program in documentary film directing. Prior to that, she earned an MFA in Film from Syracuse University in New York, where she studied under the auspices of the Fulbright program, and a BA in Cinematography and Media from Babes-Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca, Romania...




OLD SUMMER
Maria Wider



Poland, 2023
25'00"
Documentary



Krystyna is 72 years old, but she has never known true love. In order to change something, she signs up with a matrimonial agency. Newcomming dates bring nothing than disappointments. Meeting elderly men let her realize, relationship may not be a lack in her life.


A graduate of psychology at the Jagiellonian University, directing in Gdynia Film School and the Wajda School. Her short films “We mnie" (2019) and "Gęś" (2021) won a number of awards at festivals. She is currently working on his feature debut, which received funding from the Polish Film Institute for project development.




ANNGEERDARDARDOR
Christoffer Rizvanovic Stenbakken



Denmark, 2025
19'41"
Documentary



When Kaali, a young autistic boy, discovers that his dog has been stolen, he goes on an intensive search for the thief through the town of Tasiilaq, East Greenland. During his search, Kaali is confronted with being different to his peers. He finds his dog, and wants to steal it back, but is the dog even stolen, and is it worth losing his only friend over a dog? Anngeerdardardor (The Thief) is the first ever short film to come out of East Greenland. It is based on real events and characters, and made in collaboration with the youth of Tasiilaq. Christoffer Rizvanovic Stenbakken (b. 1987) is a writer/director born and raised in Tasiilaq, East Greenland. Now based in Copenhagen, Denmark, his work as a storyteller, on film or podcast, often takes him back to his adolescence in East Greenland. As a filmmaker, he seeks a high level of authenticity in his characters and their environment through an investigative approach and naturalistic style to follow.

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