waking up in silence
Waking Up in Silence

film type documentary film Production Country Germany, Ukraine production year 2023 runtime 17'40 colour
screening format DCP aspect ratio 1.66:1 sound format Dolby SR languages Deutsch, Russisch, Ukrainisch Subtitles Englisch, Deutsch, Französisch
screening format Media File (ProRes, mp4, mov) aspect ratio 1.66:1 sound format Dolby SR languages Deutsch, Russisch, Ukrainisch Subtitles Englisch, Deutsch, Französisch

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

http://asadifaezi.com/waking-up-in-silence/

Official Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnT7xdqeBRE

director Mila Zhluktenko, Daniel Asadi Faezi Bildgestaltung / DOP Tobias Blickle Tongestaltung / Sound Design Kristina Kilian, Andrew Mottl Schnitt / Editing Daniel Asadi Faezi, Mila Zhluktenko Produktion / Production Daniel Asadi Faezi, Mila Zhluktenko Drehbuch / Script Daniel Asadi Faezi, Mila Zhluktenko Original-Filmmusik / Original Score Anton Baibakov
Festivals
2023 Berlinale - Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin, Germany (Internationaler Jurypreis Generation Kplus Kurzfilm)
Production
  • Mila Zhluktenko
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, 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

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