In Bamyan, Afghanistan, ZAKIA (25), FATIMA (21) and FARIBA (16) dream of becoming professional skiers and representing Afghanistan at the Olympic Games. When their European ski trainer ANA (30) announces they can go to Europe to train extensively and become licensed ski instructors, they seem one step closer to achieving their dreams. The girls prepare for their trip, dedicating all their efforts to it for two years. But when they finally arrive in Europe, they immediately face insurmountable cultural differences and the harsh standards of European professional sports. The girls' dreams are universal and easy to identify with, while their culture is much more complex and often difficult to understand from other perspectives. While the film does not judge or take sides, it offers observational insights into an emotional and unpredictable journey of melting dreams.
| Producer: |
Boštjan Virc |
| Director: |
Maja Senekovič (aka Haidy Kancler) |
| Script: |
Haidy Kancler, Iza Strehar, Boštjan Virc |
| Camera: |
Heini Mäntylä |
| Editing: |
Matthias Gugler, Haidy Kancler |
| Director of photography: |
Heini Mäntylä |
| Others: |
Original music: Victor Gangl Sound design: Julij Zornik, Samo Jurca Graphic design: Nataša Vugrinec Producers: Boštjan Virc, Ari Matikainen, Sabine Gruber, Peter Drossler Produced by Studio Virc (Slovenia) and co-produced by FlairFilm (Austria), Kinocompany (Finland) Line producers: Tilen Ravnikar, Peter Drössler, Nastja Kotnik Minik. Tuukka Vartiainen. Sini Hormio, Nataša Vugrinec Sales agent: Cat & Docs (France) Locations of shooting: Afghanistan, Slovenia, Austria, Finland Skiers: Zakia Mohammadi, Fariba Ahmadi, Fatima Nazari, Ana Tasič, Ines Vrabič |
Maja Senekovič (aka Haidy Kancler) was born in 1982 in Maribor. She completed her studies in Media Communications at the University of Maribor. She has been working as an independent film director since 2009. Her creative oeuvre includes a series of documentaries, commercial projects and collaborations with various production houses and television stations. He creates at home and abroad. She has won several awards for her films. Her first feature film "The Deepest Earthling in a Swimsuit" was accepted at East Silver.
