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ALWAYS TOGETHER
/CZ/
Producer:
Jiří Konečný
jiri@endorfilm.cz
Dream of ideal family life that just went too far.
Petr had a genuine idea to create an ideal family and has built his own
kingdom in the middle of nowhere. Once he was an urban man studying
cybernetics at a university, then he met his wife Simona. Now they have
been together for 25 years and have got nine children. They settled down
in a caravan building on the meadow in the Czech mountains far from
the civilization, where they refuses to let the typical modern comfort into
their kids lives in order to reach an idealistic and alternative lifestyle.
A decision that brought lots of pain and sacrifices to the whole family.
What happens when fatherly love becomes strangling for his nine
children? Will they ever have a future growing up in a modern society?
Director:
Eva Tomanová
Produced by: endorfilm
www.endorfilm.cz
Running time: 75 min.
Sales Contact: N/A
Estimated day of Premiere:
IDFA 2014 – Competition
for First Appearance
THE BEEKEPER AND HIS SON
/CH/CA/
Producer:
Susanne
Guggenberger
guggenberger@mirafilm.ch
An intimate insight into a Chinese rural family and their struggle between
traditional manner and the dreams of a young migrant worker in limbo.
The old beekeeper Laoyu is losing his hives to the most severe worm
outbreak he has seen in his fifty-year long beekeeping career. However,
he feels even more anxious about the future of his only son Maofu, who
has been wandering from city to city as a migrant worker. When Maofu
returns home in the summer, Laoyu hopes that together they will rebuild
the beehives. While Laoyu is disappointed by Maofu’s focus on profits
instead of the bees, Maofu feels suffocated by his father’s authoritarian
tunes. Their unspoken expectations tensely echo with the harsh weather
conditions and a mischievous goose.
Director:
Diedie Weng
Produced by: Mira Film GmbH
www.mirafilm.ch
Running time: 80-85 min.
Sales Contact: N/A
Estimated day of Premiere:
Summer 2015
BETWEEN SISTERS
/IT/BE/
Producer:
Hanne Phlypo
hanne@clindoeilfilms.be
Should a family secret be told before it’s too late?
The two Italian sisters Ornella & Teresa have cared for each other through
their whole lives, sharing their love for Ornella’s son, Manu, the film
director. Teresa is now in her life’s twilight and having problems facing
fate. Before it’s too late, Ornella decides to confront Teresa with a painful
untold story that goes back to their childhood and might change their
close bond forever. The film is a warm portrayal of an Italian family, seen
through the eyes of the son, Manu. With humor and tenderness he brings
out what it means to build a life upon a secret.
Director:
Manu Gerosa
Produced by: Clin d’oeil films
www.clindoeilfilms.be
Running time: 75 min.
Sales Contact: N/A
Estimated day of Premiere:
Spring 2015
A FAMILY AFFAIR
/NL/
Producer:
Wout Conijn
wout@conijnfilm.com
A Family Affair is a dramatic yet humoristic documentary exploration
of family taboos.
Ever since my childhood I have been fascinated by my grandmother Marianne
who lives in South Africa. A renowned fashion model in the fifties with a diva
lifestyle that accommodated my father and his brother in an orphanage.
This film is an attempt to go beyond the surface, exploring this fascinating
character who to this day has so much influence on the family, my father
and indirectly on me. And at the same time a chance to look behind
the persistent tales and myths that revolve in my own family. An attempt,
however, that instantly became much more complicated than I could ever
imagine. While filming my grandmother on my first visit to South Africa,
she made a disturbing confession: to be in love with me… her own grandson.
Combined with the countless hours of personal recordings on film, video
and audio and written material produced within past four generations
of a family obsessed by capturing themselves, this film is an exploration
of family love. Finding myself as the grandson dealing with this ‘larger
than life’ family member focusing all her desires upon me.
Director:
Tom Fassaert
Produced by: Conijn Film
www.conijnfilm.com
Running time: 120 min.
Sales Contact: N/A
Estimated day of Premiere:
June 2015
GAME OVER
/ES/DE/
Producer:
Carles Pastor
cpastor.gaia@gmail.com
When facing reality, boys become men.
Djalal was obsessed with war games before he could walk.
He was raised as an only child in a middle class Spanish family with his
parents indulging his every whim. He got all sorts of toy guns with which
to play the soldier and as he followed this dream to the extreme,
he went to the Afghan front as sniper. But the war is not as exciting
as in the movies. Djalal comes back home disappointed and he has
to confront a difficult situation. The economic crisis struck his own family
and he needs to take responsibility. His American dream falls apart.
Can you blame your parents for your failures? The game is over and he
is unable to find his place in the real world.
Director:
Alba Sotorra
Produced by: Gaia Audiovisuals
www.gaiaaudiovisuals.com
Co-Produced by: Promarfi Futuro 2010
/ Dirk Manthey Films / Radio Televisión
española (RTVE) / Televisió de Catlunya
(TVC)
Running time: 77 min.
Sales Contact: N/A
Estimated day of Premiere:
Feburary 2015
DRIFTER
/HU/DE/
Producer:
Marcell Ivanyi
marcell@marcellivanyi.com
Live for Today, don’t worry about Tomorrow
The young rebel, Ricsi, lives his life on the edge. ‘Trouble’ is his middle
name. He is unruly, restlessly scaring up problem after problem.
Driving cars without a license, theft and escaping from the cops are all just
a part of his daily routine much for his parents' despair.Ricsi won't stand
for routines nor the expectations of his deadbeat father.
After all, where was he when Ricsi needed him the most?
DRIFTER was shot over a period of five years and it is a portrait of a unique
young man who takes life in his own hands.
Director:
Gábor Hörcher
Produced by: KraatsFilm Production
www.kraatsfilm.com
Co-Produced by: Weydemann Bros.
www.weydemannbros.com
Running time: 75 min.
Sales Contact: N/A
Estimated day of Premiere:
IDFA 2014 – Competition
for First Appearance
THE QUEEN OF SILENCE
/PL/DE/
A deaf girl from an illegal Roma settling escapes the brutal reality of everyday
life into the world of rhythm, dance and imagination.
An uncommon documentary film, experiment between fantasy
and reality. The Queen of Silence is a story set in a marginalized
community of illegal Roma settlement portrayed through the eyes
of a child. Denisa, a 10 years old deaf girl, is an outsider among outsiders.
As she doesn’t speak the other children call her “stupid” or “mute”
never using her real name. Denisa tries to escape from the difficulties
of everyday life into a fantasy world. There she feels save. One day, after
finding DVDs with Bollywood films in a local dumpster Denisa gets
fascinated by the colorful, glamourous world she sees on the TV screen
and starts to create her own dance choreographies. The result is a film full
of imagination, surrealism and fantasy. Form loses itself as we enter
the world of Denisa.
Producer: Heino Deckert / Iris Pakulla
iris@majade.de
Director:
Agnieszka Zwiefka
Produced by: ma.ja.de.
Filmproduktions GmbH
www.majade.de
Co-produced by: Chilli Productions,
HBO Europe, ZDF ARTE, Stefilm
Running time: 80 min.
Sales Contact: Deckert Distribution, Ina Rossow info@deckert-distribution. com
Estimated day of Premiere:
IDFA 2014 – Competition for FeatureLength Documentary
SUGAR BLUES
/CZ/
Producer:
Daniel Tuček
dan@goldendawn.cz
One mother’s fight against the global sugar mafia.
Sugar can kill! The director, Andrea, is diagnosed with gestational diabetes.
Fear for her unborn baby changes the eating habits in Andrea’s family
and motivates her investigation of the sugar industry. Confronting doctors
and scientists, Andrea explores the influence of sugar on human physical
and mental functions. With the obsession of a detective, she identifies
the ties between multinational corporations, politicians and health care.
The quest begins at Andrea’s kitchen table and continues worldwide over
nearly five years. But her family needs a mum at home, especially her
youngest son. Could sugar really be the cause of his health problems? A tragicomic, vibrant and emotional story that is informative
and inspiring… A film that will set you free from the Sugar Blues!
Director:
Andrea Culková
Produced by: Golden Dawn
www.goldendawn.cz
Running time: 78 min.
Sales Contact: N/A
Estimated day of Premiere:
CPH:DOX2014 – F:ACT AWARD
Competition
K2 PASSAGE
/PL/
The children of acclaimed alpinists who lost their lives on K2,
are taken on an expedition to the Himalayan mountains to face their parents’
fatal destiny.
Eliza, the director and alpinist, together with an international group
of grown-up children of acclaimed climbers, sets out on an expedition
to reach K2 base camp, the burial place for those who lost their lives
on K2. Hania, Łukasz, Lindsey and Chris will challenge themselves to face
the past and to understand the force that once seduced their parents
and eventually killed them during “black summer” in 1986.
On the contrary, Eliza will challenge herself to face her future.
Being a woman and an experienced alpinist, she asks herself a question,
if her passion is worth the risk she takes? And – more importantly – should
she have a child? This emotional journey will not bring neither easy nor
obvious answers, but will close the old chapters and open the new ones.
Producer: Katarzyna Ślesicka / Monika Braid
kslesicka@wajdastudio.pl / monika@braidmadefilms.co.uk
Director:
Eliza Kubarska
Produced by: Wajda Studio
www.wajdastudio.pl
Running time: 72 min.
Sales Contact:
Wajda Studio, Agnieszka Rostropowicz – Rutkowska
rostropowicz@wajdastudio.pl
Estimated day of Premiere:
May 2015
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