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waking up in silence

film type documentary film Production Country Germany, Ukraine production year 2023 runtime 17'40 colour Color
screening format DCP aspect ratio 1.66:1 sound format Dolby SR original-language German, Russian, Ukrainian subtitles English, German, French
screening format Media File (ProRes, mp4, mov) aspect ratio 1.66:1 sound format Dolby SR original-language German, Russian, Ukrainian subtitles English, German, French

Ukrainian children are confronted with their past as they explore their new home in Germany: a former Wehrmacht military barracks.

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director Mila Zhluktenko, Daniel Asadi Faezi DOP Tobias Blickle Sound Design Kristina Kilian, Andrew Mottl Editing Daniel Asadi Faezi, Mila Zhluktenko Production Daniel Asadi Faezi, Mila Zhluktenko Script Daniel Asadi Faezi, Mila Zhluktenko Original Score Anton Baibakov
Festivals
2023 Berlinale - Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin, Germany (Internationaler Jurypreis Generation Kplus Kurzfilm)
Production
  • Mila Zhluktenko
  • http://zhluktenko.com
Distribution
  • Square Eyes
  • Wouter Jansen
  • +43 660 9805377
  • https://squareeyesfilm.com
Sales
  • Square Eyes
  • Wouter Jansen
  • +43 660 9805377
  • https://squareeyesfilm.com

Mila Zhluktenko

Mila Zhluktenko was born 1991 in Kyiv, Ukraine. She studied in the Documentary Department at the University of Television and Film Munich. Her films have been screened and awarded at numerous film festivals, including IDFA, Visions du Réel, and DOK Leipzig.

Filmography
2017 FIND FIX FINISH
2019 БІНОКЛЬ/OPERA GLASSES
2023 waking up in silence
2025 Rückblickend betrachtet
2025 Critical Condition

Portrait of Mila Zhluktenko

Daniel Asadi Faezi

Daniel Asadi Faezi, born 1993, studied in the Documentary Department at the University of Television and Film Munich and at the National College of Arts Lahore, Pakistan. His films have been screened at numerous film festivals, including Locarno, Visions du Réel and DOK Leipzig. He is a Berlinale Talents alumni.

Filmography
2013 AREFI, THE SHEPHERD
2016 KIDS OF TEHRAN
2016 OBSERVATION OF HAWKS IN THE SKY
2017 IN SEARCH OF
2018 THE ABSENCE OF APRICOTS
2019 WHERE WE USED TO SWIM
2021 SLOWLY FORGETTING YOUR FACES
2023 waking up in silence
2025 Rückblickend betrachtet

Portrait of Daniel Asadi Faezi