Macedonian Film Marathon
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PROGRAMME 11:00 h |
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| 11:15 h I AM FROM MACEDONIA Macedonia, 2010, 4’ Short Director: Aleksandar Spasovski Synopsis: “I am from Macedonia” is a video that has social-political connotation, it banalises the micro problem that grew up in macro political dimension initializing a state from south-east Europe R. Macedonia to change its constitutional name. |
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| 11:20 h AT DAY BREAK Macedonia, 2009, 15’ Short Director: Gjorce Stavreski Synopsis: One morning, the old janitor in a mountain hut finds a scared, young woman hiding in the kitchen. A few moments later, a middle aged man – her lover, enters the hut. |
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| 11:40 h THE GREAT WATER Macedonia, 2006, 90’ Drama Director: Ivo Trajkov Synopsis: The great fuss and commotion around Lem Nikodinoski, as he is rushed to the emergency room. In this critical moment, while the doctors are fighting for his life, during his near death experience, he goes back to his childhood, at the age of twelve. He re-lives his troubled childhood filled with surreal, magical moments, a time of an eternal battle of the individual against the system. |
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| 13:10 h Lunch (included in the ticket’s price) |
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| 13:40 h TONI MANDZA’s LIST Macedonia, 2004, 31’ Documentary Director: Marija Dzidzeva Synopsis: Tony Mandza, 18 years old, escapes from prison and starts killing people by his list. What are the reasons about 18 years old to become a murderer? Why people believe and live in fear he has a list of people he wants to kill? |
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| 14:20 h SEAMSTRESSES Macedonia, 2010, 20’ Documentary Director: Biljana Gavranlieva Synopsis: Talented people like artists or writers who stayed have one choice only: work as seamstresses. Eriela, Beti and Vesna are seamstresses in the small town of Stip. If they wanted to afford one of their handmade blouses, it would cost them a month salary. While the women are fully employed, their men are less fortunate and find themselves unemployed after the collapse of socialism. |
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| 14:45 h Visit exhibition Unknown Beauty (optional) |
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| 16:00 h A NAME IS A NAME Macedonia/Island, 2010, 49’ Documentary Director: Sigurjon Einarsson Synopsis: The story line is that of a Scandinavian man who comes to Macedonia, rents a motorcycle, and travels around the country talking to Macedonians from all classes and backgrounds. |
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INFO
Tickets: € 18,50 (price includes film programme, exhibition and Macedonian lunch)
Contact and reservation: info@catharijneconvent.nl / 050 231 38 35 (office hours only)
Venue: Auditorium Catharijneconvent, Utrecht
Developed by:
Stichting Cultural Aid & Public Room
