ARALKUM
Daniel Asadi Faezi, Mila Zhluktenko | Uzbekistan, Germany 2022 | 14 Min. | Kazakh with Engl. subtitles
FRIDAY, 05.05. | 5pm
De France, Saal 1 | TICKETS
PART OF THE SHORT FILM PROGRAMME ESSA I
Austrian Premiere
Rusty shipwrecks under a glaring sun bear witness to the rapid and inexorable disappearance of the Aral Sea. The former seabed has become a desert. First the water disappeared, with it the fish and then the birds. Only the people have remained and continue to live in this place that is as unreal as it is inhospitable. After all, home is home, and those who remain dream of setting sail once again.
Through various cinematic textures ARALKUM interweaves the Aral desert with its inhabitants and examines how to deal with the catastrophic consequences of climate change. In skillfully montage, the film makes us think about man’s relationship with nature.
Director: Daniel Asadi Faezi, Mila Zhluktenko
Camera: Sadriddin Shakhabiddinov
Editing: Daniel Asadi Faezi, Mila Zhluktenko
Sound: Fazliddin Musurmonov, Giovanni Berg
Production: Daniel Asadi Faezi, Mila Zhluktenko, Fozil Yunus
AWARDS
53. VISIONS DU RÉEL *Best International Shortfilm* (Academy Award Qualifying)
15. BELDOCS *Jury Special Mention*
45. DRAMA ISFF *Jury Special Award*
12. Int. Shortfilmfestival Cyprus *Best Documentary Film*
15. IMAGINE SCIENCE NY, USA *Jury Special Mention*
SCREENINGS
53. VISIONS DU RÉEL, Switzerland (Worldpremiere)
15. BELDOCS, Serbia
24. VIDEOEX, Zurich, Switzerland
45. DRAMA ISFF, Greece
18. CAMDEN IFF, USA
21. DOKU:FEST, Prizren, Kosovo
20. TIRANA IFF, Albania
14. DMZ Documentary Festival, South Korea
34. HERCEG NOVI Festival, Montenegro
17. TACOMA Filmfestival, USA
17. SHORTS Mexico ISFF
20. DOCLISBOA, Portugal
15. IMAGINE SCIENCE NEW YORK, USA
12. ISFF CYPRUS
17. UNDERDOX, Germany
29. ETIUDA & ANIMA, Poland
41. UPPSALA Shortfilmfestival, Sweden
04. SAIGON EXPERIMENTAL FILMFESTIVAL, Vietnam
03. LIMA ALTERNA IFF, Peru
63. FESTIVAL DEI POPOLI, Italy
65. ZINEBI Bilbao, Spain
45. POITIERS Filmfestival, France
41. FILMSCHOOLFEST Munich, Germany
38. INTERFILM Berlin, Germany
05. FRONTERA SUR Festival, Chile
16. KFFK Cologne, Germany
BIOGRAPHIES
Mila Zhluktenko
Born 1991 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Studied in the Documentary Department at University of Television and Film, Munich. Her films have been screened at numerous filmfestivals including IDFA, Visions du Réel, Camerimage and MoMA, winning multiple awards.
Daniel Asadi Faezi
Born 1993 in Germany. Studied in the Documentary Department at 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 filmfestivals including Locarno, DOK Leipzig, Visions du Réel and Ann Arbor. He is a Berlinale Talents alumni.
