Anno2023
RegiaSuad Gara
Durata19'
Lingua minoritariaDialect of the Lezgin community (Caucasus)
TipologiaShort Film
Sinossi
An ex-soldier suffering from PTSD decides to visit his mother in his remote home village to find peace of mind. There, he participates in a mystical spring cleansing ritual set around a temple inside a 13th-century cemetery in the middle of the forest, where he encounters a mysterious little girl. His innocent alter-ego brings him face to face with his inner demons and sets him on a difficult path to acceptance and redemption.
Biografia
Suad Gara is an Azerbaijani British filmmaker and curator. She holds an MSC in philosophy and public policy from the London School of Economics and an MLitt in modern and contemporary art from the University of Glasgow. Her first short film, Breakfast, premiered at the Mammoth Lakes Film Festival in 2022 and won the Audience Choice Award at the Berlin Lift-Off Film Festival. Then, her experimental short documentary, How To Become A Mermaid, won the Kudos Award at Docs Without Borders. She is currently working on her debut feature Hotel Diana.
