TTB project WOMEN OF THE WEEPING RIVER now in post-production
In Post-Production September 2016
- Ties That Bind project WOMEN OF THE WEEPING RIVER by Sheron Dayoc, co-producer: Ties That Bind graduate Karim Aitouna is in post-production. The film tells the story of Farida and Satra who are both bound by a tragedy and the turmoil of a blood feud. They cross paths amidst escalating violence rooted in land of disputes and get involved in hopes to undo a conflict stretching back to past generations. Supported by Sundance Institute, Hubert Bals Fund, APSA/NETPAC Development Fund, Asian Cinema Fund.
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- ONE STEP BEHIND THE SERAPHIM by Daniel Sandu producer: EAVE graduate & Romanian National Coordinator Ada Solomon is in post-production. The film is inspired by Sandu’s own experiences during the five years he spent in an Orthodox high school meant to prepare youngsters for the Theology Faculty, and then priesthood. The story is told through the eyes of Gabriel, a 15-year-old boy who wants to become a priest and is admitted to the specialised high school. He befriends three colleagues, but their connection with an older, difficult student, Olah, will bring them to the attention of Father Ivan, a priest willing to expel all those who do not observe the ultra-strict rules of the establishment. The film was shot in September 2015, February 2016 and May 2016 in Bucharest and the city of Focsani.
- EAVE project RADIOGRAM by Rouzie Hassanova, producer: EAVE graduate Gergana Stankova is in post-production. The story is set at the beginning of the 1970s in Bulgaria, when the communist regime considered Western music a national threat. In a small village in the Rhodope Mountains, the only source of information and joy is Ali’s radio, but the device is destroyed in a fight. Ali will then decide to travel 100 kilometres to buy a new radio for his rock’n’roll-obsessed son Ahmet and the other villagers. The story is inspired by events in the life of Hassanova’s grandfather and father. A major part of the story centres on the fact that Ali and his friends are Muslims: Radiogram will also explore how the religious minority was treated in Bulgaria during communism. “People were united against the regime and found hope in music and in each other. It is this banned music that inspired my father's generation to seek their freedom in the late 1980s”, says the director. The project still needs to secure a final part of its budget in order to complete post-production. “The biggest challenge is the licensing of the rock’n’roll music, which is so difficult to achieve with such limited financial resources,” Stankova says. Produced by Menclips Ltd and Filmocrajca, the film was supported by the National Film Center in Bulgaria and the Turkish Ministry of Culture.
Page published 27 September 2016. Updated 29 September 2016.
