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AQuamarine MERMAID

20. sept, 19.00 - vienna
28. sept, 19.00 - budapest



DREAMING BODIES
Vivian Bausch, Ella Knorz



Austria, 2022
4'16"
Danube Mermaid



A body starts changing.


Ella Knorz and Vivian Bausch don't just look alike, they also make movies together. They study at the University of Television and Film in Munich. As a Duo they are filming since 2020, for example as cinematographers in 'Para : dies' by Elena Wolff and Julia Windischbauer.



WHAT DO YOU THINK?
Ioana Vatamanu-Margineanu



Moldova, Republic of, 2021
21'50"
Danube Mermaid



The short film "What do you think?" tells the story of Alex and Ana, two young lovers who hitchhike from Chisinau to Grigoriopol. The car they randomly stop is driven by Victor who turns out to be a rather uncomfortable man. The tension of the film rises due to the unexpected situations that arise along the way. There are millions of ways the story could end. We chose one of them. Which one? What do you think?


Ioana Vatamanu-Mărgineanu, born in 2000 in Chisinau, Moldova. In 2020, she became editor-host at Radio Moldova Youth. In 2021 she became the host of "Erudit Cafe", an Intellectual Game Show at the National Television of Moldova. During the same year, she made her debut in cinematography with the movie ”What do you think?”.



POST SOCIALIST BODIES
Laura Teresa Lintner



Serbia, 2022
15'00"
Danube Mermaid



"Post Socialist Bodies" is a 17-minute experimental documentary film, which explores the experience of abortion in contrasting political systems with abstract imagery and dance. Using methods of artistic research, the director and researcher in the field of visual-culture, Laura Lintner sheds light on her insights of the female experience and body politics in post-socialist Belgrade. Two dancers, one from Vienna (L. Lintner) one from Belgrade (O. Uzikaeva) embark together on a journey of movement research...


Laura Lintner was born in 1995 in Graz, Austria, and currently resides in Lisbon. She completed her studies in psychology and visual culture at AAU Klagenfurt, with a focus on artistic research, socio-psychology, and body culture. Laura has worked for several years in psychiatry and also served as the chairwoman for the Corpo Colectivo dance collective, whose primary goal is to encourage and execute artistic projects, particularly in the field of urban contemporary dance and audiovisual media...



SNOWDROPS AT THE END OF THE TRAIN
Galina D. Georgieva



Bulgaria, 2022
26'00"
Danube Mermaid



In a dystopian world, flowers have become the only source of energy. This comes at the cost of massive shortages, and only the owners of expensive energy bonds can enjoy power supply. Eva R., an employee of the Garden power station, relinquishes her most precious belonging – three fragile snowdrops – in exchange for the privilege of government-assisted suicide. Though even a smooth exit from this joyless world proves too much to hope for.


Galina D. Georgieva is a Sofia-based film director, screenwriter and playwright. She was a participant in Transilvania Pitch Stop, Sarajevo Talent Campus, Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Market; In the Palace, a workshop, organized by Elizabeth Kostova Foundation, etc. Her short film French Cinema was part of the selection of the 23th Shanghai International Film Festival (A category) and other prestigious festivals...



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