WAKING UP IN SILENCE

IM STILLEN ERWACHEN

THEY WANTED TO BE LOVE is an oniric exploration of memory. Images of silent, deserted places are linked with texts that convey the narrative of a vague love story. A couple visits places in and around an unknown city. While they slowly get to know each other, the places they visit guard a memory of their encounter. The film‘s audiovisual form invites the spectator to enter a dream-like state of trance. Oscillating between presence, past and imagination, love is a dimension hard to grasp.

Mila Zhluktenko, Daniel Asadi Faezi © Sebastian Huber
Mila Zhluktenko, Daniel Asadi Faezi © Sebastian Huber
photos © Tobias Blickle
  • Genre
    Documentary, Human Rights, Politics, Ukraine
  • CATEGORY
    Short
  • YEAR OF PRODUCTION
    2023
  • DIRECTORS
    Mila Zhluktenko, Daniel Asadi Faezi
  • SCREENPLAY
    Mila Zhluktenko, Daniel Asadi Faezi
  • CINEMATOGRAPHY
    Tobias Blickle
  • PRODUCER
    Daniel Asadi Faezi
  • CO-PRODUCER
    Andrii Kotliar
  • PRODUCTION COMPANIES
    Daniel Asadi Faezi, Lotas Film
  • CO-PRODUCTION COMPANY
    Babylon‘13 (Kyiv)
  • RUNTIME
    17 min
  • LANGUAGES
    Ukrainian, Russian, German
  • FESTIVAL
    Berlinale 2023
  • SALES
    Square Eyes, Wouter Jansen
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    www.squareeyesfilm.com