V afganistanskem mestu Bamyan Zakia (25), Fatima (21) in Fariba (16) sanjajo o tem, da bi postale profesionalne smučarke in se udeležile olimpijskih iger. Ko jim njihova slovenska trenerka smučanja Ana (30) sporoči, da lahko odidejo v Evropo na intenzivno usposabljanje za učiteljice smučanja, se zdi, da so še korak bližje k uresničitvi svojih sanj. Dekleta se dve leti intenzivno pripravljajo na potovanje. Ko končno prispejo v Evropo, pa se takoj soočijo z nepremostljivimi kulturnimi razlikami in strogimi standardi evropskega profesionalnega športa. Kar se začne kot priložnost slediti svojim sanjam, se spremeni v nepredvidljiv čustven tobogan z neprijetnimi posledicami. Sanje deklet so univerzalne in se je z njimi preprosto identificirati, njihova kultura pa je veliko bolj zapletena in z drugih vidikov pogosto težko razumljiva. Film ne obsoja in ne zavzema nobene strani, ampak ponuja vpogled v čustveno nepredvidljivo potovanje smučarskih sanj.
Producent: |
Boštjan Virc |
Režija: |
Maja Senekovič (aka Haidy Kancler) |
Scenarij: |
Haidy Kancler, Iza Strehar, Boštjan Virc |
Kamera: |
Heini Mäntylä |
Montaža: |
Matthias Gugler, Haidy Kancler |
Direktor fotografije: |
Heini Mäntylä |
Ostali: |
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) se je rodila leta 1982 v Mariboru. Dokončala je študij Medijskih komunikacij na Univerzi v Mariboru. Od leta 2009 ustvarja kot neodvisna filmska režiserka. V njenem ustvarjalnem opusu najdemo vrsto dokumentarnih filmov, komercialnih projektov ter sodelovanj z različnimi producentskimi hišami in televizijami. Ustvarja doma in v tujini. Za svoje filme je prejela več nagrad. Njen prvi celovečerni film "Najgloblji zemljan v kopalkah" je bil sprejet na East Silver.
SYNOPSYS:
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.
TEAM:
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 |
DIRECTOR:
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.