The Euphoria of Being

Synopsis
Cast and crew
Festivals and prizes

Éva Fahidi was 20 years old when she returned to Hungary from Auschwitz Birkenau. She was all alone, 49 members of her family were murdered, including her mother, her father and her little sister. 70 years later, aged 90, Éva is asked to participate in a dance-theatre performance about her life. Réka, the director imagines a duet between Éva and the young, internationally acclaimed dancer, Emese. Réka wants to see these two women, young and old, interact on stage, to see how their bodies and their stories can intertwine.

Éva agrees immediately.

Three women – three months – a story of crossing boundaries. Whilst key moments of Éva’s life are distilled into theater scenes, a powerful relationship forms between the three women.

The project is supported by the Media Council, Hungary and by The March of the Living Foundation.

The project participated at:
Docu Talents from the East, 2017, Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic
Baltic Sea Forum, 2017, Riga, Latvia
MEDIMED 2017, Barcelona, Spain

main cast: Éva Fahidi, Emese Cuhorka, Réka Szabó

director, author: Réka Szabó

producer: Sára László, Marcell Gerő (Campfilm), Réka Szabó (The Symptoms)

co-porducer: László Jancsó (4Cut Post Digital), Philippe Fontenoy (Pom'Zed), Szabolcs Győrffy

executive producer: Flóra Kovács (The Symptoms), Jonathan Halperyn (Hero Squared)

line producer: Melinda Erdős

director of photography: Claudia Kovács

editor: Sylvie Gadmer, Péter Sass

music editor: Balázs Barna

2nd director of photography: Zoltán Lovasi

location sound: Simon Koch, Dániel Bőhm, Gergely Hollósi, Levente Udud, Bálint Zándoki

post-production manager: Barbara Héger

post-procution manager: Rudolf Várhegyi

dialogue editor: Tamás Bohács

assistant editor: András Féniász, Barbara Halasi, Viktor Ligetfalvi, Tamás Marosán, Luca Anna Molnár, András Sarkadi

colorist: György Szitár-Csanádi

editing: Pom'Zed

Hero Squared team: Daniel Kresmery (head of production), Alejandro Duque (producer's assistant)

sound post-production: 4Cut Post Digital

graphic artist: Ildikó Mezei

translation: Golda Fischer

translation of rushes: Klára Bárdonicsek, Péter Lengyel

contributors in French translation: Elena Bernard, Nikolett Kuffa, Kata-Lina Varga, Roxana Giba

Indiegogo campaign: Bálint Csaba

production accountant: Gabriella Bedő

Creators of the performance Sea Levander:

director: Réka Szabó

performers: Emese Cuhorka, Éva Fahidi

costume designer: Edit Szűcs

special props: Janka Haraszti

light designer: Attila Szirtes

dramaturgy: Anna Zsigó, Krisztián Peer

sponsors: Gábor Almási, Aron Fischer

further sponsors: Fischer Iván Alapítvány, Dr. Roby Abales, Judy Young, MAZSIHISZ, Jurányi ház, Vígszínház, Erinnerungsort Topf & Söhne - Die Ofenbauer von Auschwitz

Thank you for supporting our Indiegogo campaign: Ábrahám Magdolna, Ács Tamás, Adler László, Adorján Noémi, Andreisik Gabriella, Arjun Chaurushia, Balaton Zsófia Anna, Dr. Ballay Attila, Andre R. Balog, Bedő István János, Elizabeth Bekes, Bíró Tamás, Bodor Ágnes, Nicholas Bognar, Breuer Péter, Lynn Carlile, Dr. Cuhorka Antal, Gábor Csányi, Csonka Viktória, Dán Sándor, Dán Zsuzsa, Danzan-do Escuela de Danza (Santander), Dr. Domány András, Drucker Tibor, Vida Dujmovic, Écsi Szilvia, Egri András, Egri-Fischer Mónika, Fazakas Péter, Fischer Pál, Fogel Adrienn, Michelle Fox, Füredi Gábor, Gál Éva, Gál Sarolta, Garai Mónika, Louis José Gaspardo, Gellér-Varga Zsuzsanna, Gera Tünde, Dr. Gervai Judit, Göbl Gabriella, Göttler Anna, Gregor Anikó, Dr. Julia Grossmann, T. Grunstein, Gryllus Dorka, Guti Béla Péter és neje, Halasi Zsuzsanna, Hoffmann György, Dorine Hoog, Ljubica Ivanisevic, J. Tóth Judit Erika, Kádár Szonja, Kap Péter Ákos, Kardos József, Elizabeth Karpati, Karsza Andrea, David J. Kasik, Dr. Kegly Judit, Kelen Miklós, Kertész Bence, Kertész Luca, Kertész Péter és Kertész Éva, Ruth de Klerk, Koltai Endréné, Fran Korthals, Kovács Ágnes, Laura Kovacs, Kovács Péterné, Kozári Katalin, Tim Philipp Kraski, Lakatos Ágnes, Lakatos Mária, Laknerné Mihalcsik Ágnes és férje, E. Lewison, Tamas Linder, Lovass Gyöngyvér és Lovass György, Lővy Viktoria, Lugosi Gábor, Lukács Ádám, Lukin Zsuzsanna, Mairweck Eszter, Merán Lajosné, Dr. Mészáros Szilárd, Mielczarek Karolina, Dr. Molnár György, Molnár Vera, Nehéz Katalin, Paizs Dóra, Tom G. Palmer, Patkós Katalin, Pető Andrea, Petrányi Viktória, Judith Polczer, Pósa Zoltán, Antje Pohl, Rényi Andrea, Joachim Rebentisch, Robitz Anikó, Rochlitz András, A. Rutgers, Rudas Valéria, Dr. Samuné Király Anikó Anna, Sápi Zsolt, Simonyi Gabor, Sipos Péter, ifj. Szabó Tibor, Szabó Zsuzsanna, Szalóky Réka, Szász Andrea, Szepesi Zsuzsanna, Szeredi Péter, Szimler Bálint, Dr. Szőke Éva, Dr. Szőke Judit és Szabó Tibor, Togay Jónás, Tóth Réka Mária, Turchányi Emese, Váncza Dominika, Dr. Váradi Katalin, Varju Kata, Ruben Waterman, Dr. Andrea Wollny

In loving memory of: Mary and Zsuzsi Taubner, Engel Páénl (Julianna Fischer), Aladár Schillinger, Imre Schillinger, Cica

Presented at: Docu Talents @KVIFF, Baltic Sea Docs pitch, Medimed pitch

In association with 4CUT Post Digital

With the support of the The March of the Living Foundation

Supported by the Media Council, Hungary in the framework of the Hungarian Media Patronage Program

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