GSF’s Films in Mumbai, India
Six GSF’s films: Lulu Pomorova’s “Everything for My Friend”, Jakub Laskowski’s “Tacking,” Luiza Budejko’s “Resurrection”, Diana Zamojska’s “Sabina”, Aneta Bussold’s “Summer 43”, and a documentary: Maxim Bujnicki’s “Anastasia’s Diary” will be presented in various competition sections of the Mumbai International Student Films Festival. Organized by the Film Critics Circle of India and the Cinema Society of India, the festival will be held between December 8th-9th at the Kes Shroff College of Arts and Commerce in Mumbai.
Presented earlier at the New Directors, New Films FF, the Blue Sea FF, and the Mexico Shorts FF, ”Everything for My Friend” follows a friendship of two women at a crucial point of transition between artistic school and professional life. The two friends face a choice whether to support or compete against each other.
Awarded earlier this year with the Jury Special Mention in Finland, the “Tacking” – a diploma film by Jakub Laskowski – is a surrealist account of a psychological process of coming to terms with the death of a father.
Widely awarded around the world, most recently in Italy, Poland, and Canada, the ”Resurrection” by Luiza Budejko sketches a portrait of a family dealing with the death of small Marcel. 10-year-old Magda, Marcel’s sister, feels a need to help their parents overcome the tragedy and to do something that will let them all return to their life as it was before.
Laureate of the Best Student Film Prize at the Toronto Women FF and presented widely around the world, ”Sabina” – the diploma film of Diana Zamojska – features a meeting of 50-year-old Sabina with a young blue-haired girl full of life and troubles. The encounter brings about unexpected consequences for both of them.
Presented in the NY New Filmmakers Program, Aneta Bussold’s “Summer 43” is based on facts history of women lots behind the front lines of the WW2 in a remote village under German occupation in 1943.
Recipient of the Best Documentary Film Prize at the just concluded India’s Kautik IFF, produced in a framework of the common documentary film directing seminar run by the Andrzej Wajda Film School and the Gdynia Film School, “Anastasia’s Diary” presents the art of Anastasia Rydlevskaya – Belarusian artist struggling against the political repression of the authoritarian government. Deeply evocative, Anastasia’s paintings express a strife of individuals against the overpowering force of the government.
More information about the festival:
misff.org
