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
Locarno International Film Festival, Critics Week selection (Semaine de la Critique, 2019)
Award: Grand Prix (Grand Prize of the Critics Week)
25th Sarajevo Film Festival, Competition Programme, Documentary Film (2019)
Award: Human Rights Award
VIFF, Vancouver International Film Festival
Minsk International Film Festival, Listapad
Award: Audience Award for Best Documentary Film
16. Verzio International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival
Award: Hungarian Audience Award
IDFA, International Documnetary Filmfestival, Amsterdam
Desiré Central Station Contemporary Theatre Festival (2019)
Human Rights Documentary Film Days Izmir (2019)
Trieste Film Festival (2020)
Award: Audience Award for the Best Documentary Film in competition and Balcani Caucaso Transeuropa Award
Magyar Mozgóképszemle 2020
Award: Best Documentary Film
Temple Har Shalom Park City (2020)
Greenwich International Film Festival (2020)
DOK.fest München (2020)
Award: kinokino Audience Award
NorthWestFest (2020)
