Ukrainian children are confronted with their past as they explore their new home in Germany: a former Wehrmacht military barracks.
waking up in silence
a film by &
Mila Zhluktenko
Biography
Born in Kyiv, Ukraine.
Studied in the Documentary Department at the University of Television and Film, Munich. Her films have been screened at numerous film festivals including IDFA, Visions du Réel, Camerimage and MoMA. OPERA GLASSES won the Golden Dove at DOKLeipzig. ARALKUM was awarded Best Shortfilm at Visions du Réel and qualified for the Academy Awards.
Filmography
• waking up in silence – 2023 – 17min. – documentary
• Aralkum – 2022 – 14min. – experimental
• Opera Glasses – 2019 – 23min. – documentary
• Find Fix Finish – 2017 – 20min. – documentary
• I Love My #Hairlegs – 2017 – 2min. – experimental
Daniel Asadi Faezi
Biography
Born in Schweinfurt, Germany. Studied in the Documentary Department at the University of Television and Film, Munich and National College of Arts Lahore, Pakistan. Besides directing he produces documentary and experimental cinema. His films screened at numerous film festivals including Locarno, DOK Leipzig, Visions du Réel and Ann Arbor. He is a Berlinale Talents alumni.
Filmography
• waking up in silence – 2023 – 17min. – documentary
• Aralkum – 2022 – 14min. – Experimental
• Slowly Forgetting Your Faces – 2021 – 80min. – documentary
• Where We Used To Swim – 2019 – 8 Min. – documentary
• The Absence Of Apricots – 2018 – 49min. – Hybrid
• In Search Of – 2017 – 6min. – Fiction
• Observation Of Hawks In The Sky – 2016 – 1min. – Experimental
• Kids Of Tehran – 2016 – 27min. – documentary
• Arefi, The Shepherd – 2013 – 8min. – documentary
