Transnistra
Transnistrien erklärte nach dem Zusammenbruch der Sowjetunion einseitig die Unabhängigkeit von Moldawien. Die schwedische Regisseurin Anna Eborn zeigt, welche Unsicherheit unter jungen Leuten herrscht: Sollen sie bleiben oder gehen? Transnistra folgt dem Alltag von sechs Teenagern: Tanya hat reihenweise Affären, obwohl sie im Ausland einen Freund hat. Sie nimmt die Burschen zum Schmusen in die Natur oder zu den verfallenden Wohnblocks mit. Begleitet von sinnlicher Musik suggerieren Eborns 16mm Aufnahmen, dass dieses Idyll in einem nicht-existierenden Land nur flüchtig ist. (International Film Festival Rotterdam)
There’s a breezy insouciance to this slice of realism set in the tiny unrecognised state of Transnistra, which split from Moldova after the civil war in 1992. Atmospherically shot on gritty 16mm, the documentary follows a group of close friends and their emotional ups and downs from the sultry days of summer to the bitterly cold winter. Technically the country doesn’t exist at all and that mood of uncertainty is conveyed by Anna Eborn’s freewheeling approach to her narrative and a seductive occasional score of woozy jazz tunes and ambient sounds that convey a feeling of surreal dispossession. (Meredith Taylor, Filmuforia)
Regie Biografie
Anna Eborn
Anna Eborn, born in Sweden in 1983, is self-taught and has directed various short films, feature films and documentaries. Her first feature-length documentary, “Pine Ridge” (2013), was chosen for the official selection of the Venice Film Festival and won Best Nordic Documentary at the Gothenburg Film Festival in 2014. “Transnistra” (2019) premiered at International Film Festival Rotterdam where it won the Big Screen Award, and best Nordic Documentary in Gothenburg.
Film Selection: Transnistra (2019, doc) - Lida (2017, doc) - Epifanía (2016, doc/fiction hybrid) - Nothing Happens (2015, doc short) - Zmiivka (2014, doc short) - Pine Ridge (2013, doc) - Baba (2010, doc short) - Relative Wind (2009, doc short)
Anna Eborn, born in Sweden in 1983, is self-taught and has directed various short films, feature films and documentaries. Her first feature-length documentary, “Pine Ridge” (2013), was chosen for the official selection of the Venice Film Festival and won Best Nordic Documentary at the Gothenburg Film Festival in 2014. “Transnistra” (2019) premiered at International Film Festival Rotterdam where it won the Big Screen Award, and best Nordic Documentary in Gothenburg.
Film Selection: Transnistra (2019, doc) - Lida (2017, doc) - Epifanía (2016, doc/fiction hybrid) - Nothing Happens (2015, doc short) - Zmiivka (2014, doc short) - Pine Ridge (2013, doc) - Baba (2010, doc short) - Relative Wind (2009, doc short)
CROSSING EUROPE AWARDS
2019: CROSSING EUROPE Social Awareness Award – Best Documentary
Competition Documentary 2019
Anna Eborn
Schweden / Dänemark / Belgien 2019
color
93 Minuten
Russisch / Rumänisch / Ukrainisch OmeU
Drehbuch Anna Eborn
Kamera Virginie Surdej
Schnitt Anna Eborn
Ton/Sounddesign Thomas Jaeger, Ted Krotkiewski
Musik Walter Hus
Mit Tanya, Tolya, Sasha, Burulya, Denis, Dima
Produzent*innen David Herdies, Michael Krotkiewski, Katja Adomeit, Hanne Phlypo
Produktion
Momento Film, Adomeit Film, Clin d'oeuil Films
Weltvertrieb
CAT&Docs
Österreichpremiere
Weltpremiere
International Film Festival Rotterdam 2019
Weltpremiere / World PremiereInternational Film Festival Rotterdam 2019
Premierenstatus / Premiere Status
Austrian Premiere
CROSSING EUROPE Social Awareness Award - Best Documentary 2019 - Special Mention
