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In “Spaces #3”, 7 internationally acclaimed directors shot, after commissioning by the Thessaloniki International Film Festival, a short film at home, making their own timely comment on the new reality that we live in. The project is inspired by the book “Species of Spaces” by the French novelist, filmmaker, documentalist, and essayist, Georges Perec and the days of quarantine. The idea is to create a film at home, using the environment, the people or the animals in that space. The only outdoor areas that may be used are outdoor living spaces, such as the terrace, the garden, the balcony and the stairwell. “Family” is Teona Strugar Mitevska’s submission.
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Told in a very abstract and poetic way, this love story – set in very unusual circumstances – is inspired by the refugee crisis, in which Macedonia played the unfortunate role of a transit country.
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Cada mes de enero tiene lugar el mismo festival en un pequeño pueblo de Macedonia: uno de los sacerdotes de mayor rango eclesiástico lanza una cruz al agua que un grupo de hombres ha de buscar. Se dice que aquel que la encuentre tendrá para siempre buena suerte en la vida y prosperidad. Sin embargo, este año es una mujer, Petrunija (Zorica Nusheva) quien tiene la suerte de encontrarla. Dado que vive en una sociedad basada en antiguos códigos morales y sociales, la comunidad de hombres se siente con el derecho de estar enfurecidos. ¿Cómo es posible que una mujer se haya atrevido a hacer lo mismo que ellos, teniendo éxito en el proceso? Sin embargo, Petrunija se siente la legítima ganadora del concurso y no está dispuesta a devolver la cruz bajo ningún concepto.
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Burdened by memories of their late father, three sisters struggle to escape the suffocating environment of the dying town of Veles. A contemporary story of urban decay, „Jas sum od Titov Veles“ employs a stark realism to depict the vivid landscape of post-Communist Macedonia.
