• Waking Up in Silence

    Waking Up in Silence



  • Waking Up in Silence

    Waking Up in Silence



  • Waking Up in Silence

    Waking Up in Silence



  • Waking Up in Silence

    Waking Up in Silence



Waking Up in Silence

by Mila Zhluktenko, Daniel Asadi Faezi

Waking Up in Silence

2023 | 17:40 min

Original Title:
IM STILLEN ERWACHEN

Content Categories

Documentary Children film Short film
Synopsis
A former military barracks of the Wehrmacht now serves as a refugee camp for people from Ukraine.
WAKING UP IN SILENCE accompanies the children on their journey, where their own history meets that of the barracks.  A moment between past and future, war and silence, departure and arrival, which depicts a portrait of German history and its present through the eyes of its young protagonists.



"We would like to give the prize to a film that offers a tender glimpse into the daily rhythms of a dislocated childhood. This film’s effortless intimacy bears witness to enduring joy, strength and innocence against a backdrop of profound loss. We were moved by the film’s confident approach. It powerfully evokes a sense of place and history as it offers an important snapshot of the urgent present." [int. Jury Generation Kplus 73 BERLINALE]
Festivals/Awards
2023
Special Prize Generation Kplus for Best Short Film – 73 BERLINALE
54 Vision du Réel, Nyon
38 DOK.fest Munich
Millenium DOCS AGAINST GRAVITY
nominated by DOK Leipzig for Doc Alliance Award 2023
21 doclisboa
40 FFMUC – FILMFEST MÜNCHEN
Palm Springs Shortfest
66 DOK Leipzig
65 ZINEBI, Bilbao, Spain
36 IDFA – Best of Fests
40 Kassel Dokfest
45 FF Max Ophüls Preis
Cast and Crew
  • Director Mila Zhluktenko, Daniel Asadi Faezi
  • Producer Daniel Asadi Faezi, Mila Zhluktenko
  • Director of Photography Tobias Blickle
  • Sound Kristina Kilian
  • Score Anton Baibakov, Dewey Martino
  • Other Andrii Kotliar (co-producer, Babylon'13)
Original Languages

Ukrainian

Russian

German

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Square Eyes Film
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