| Director: | Goran Stolevski |
|---|---|
| Production: | List Production (Marija Dimitrova), Madants (Klaudia Śmieja- Rostworowska, Beata Rzeźniczek), Kinorama (Ankica Jurić Tilić), Sense Production (Milan Stojanovic), Industria Film (Blerta Basholli), Film i Väst, Common Ground Pictures, Causeway Films in association with Tango Entertainment, New Europe Film Sales, Adelaide Film Festival |
| Running Time: | 107’ |
| Language: | Macedonian, Romani, Albanian |
| Country: | North Macedonia, Poland, Croatia, Serbia, Kosovo |
| Main Cast: | Anamaria Marinca, Alina Serban, Samson Selim, Vladimir Tintor, Dzada Selim, Mia Mustafa, Sara Klimoska, Rozafa Celaj, Ajshe Useini |
| Screenplay: | Goran Stolevski |
| Cinematographer: | Naum Doksevski |
| Editor: | Goran Stolevski |
| Production Designer: | Anna Rzeźniczek |
| Costume Designer: | Roza Trajceska Ristovska |
| Music: | Alen Sinkauz, Nenad Sinkauz |
| Sound: | Emma Bortignon, Zoran Maksimovic |
Cinema
Domakinstvo za pocetnici (Housekeeping for beginners)
Orizzonti
Synopsis
A story exploring the universal truths of family, both the ones we’re born into and the ones we find for ourselves. Dita never wanted to be a mother, but circumstances force her to raise her girlfriend’s two daughters, tiny troublemaker Mia and rebellious teen Vanesa. A battle of wills ensues as the three continue to butt heads and become an unlikely family that has to fight to stay together.
Director's Statement
I’ve always been drawn to moments that feel “found” or “discovered” as opposed to “staged”. A lot of my filmmaking background has from necessity been built around shoestring budgets and skeleton crews. I’ve embraced this reality, developing a verité style which has now become an important element of my work. I am a big believer in working with what’s there, rather than against it—assessing the means at my disposal and shaping the most exciting imaginable story around them. My approach with Domakinstvo za pocetnici—as with You Won’t Be Alone, Of an Age and my many shorts— was to create an environment on set that feels real and almost independent of the story we are telling. This involved often shooting in real locations, usually without marks and without traditional rehearsals, encouraging improv and personal connection among the actors, taking care to create a safe and emotionally nurturing environment both on- and off-screen so that creativity can flourish. All through the shoot as well as the edit, my team and I remained open to ideas, suggestions and changing circumstances in order to find the most impactful way to capture and flesh out our characters’ feelings and bring their world to life. Shaping stories in this way helped to free up our actors and led to an entire ensemble’s worth of captivating, natural performances. In choosing a verité style, with overlapping dialogue, hand-held camerawork, naturalistic lighting, tight yet purposely messy framing and shallow depth of field, the purpose was always for the viewer to experience the story as the characters experiencing it. For the viewer to viscerally feel the panic and intensity of their plight, to get a sense of what life is like in their skin and to ultimately take part in their emotional journey.
Production/Distribution
PRODUCTION 1: Marija Dimitrova - List Production
Metodija Andonov Chento 85 1/14
1000 – Skopje, North Macedonia
Tel. +389 70362332
dimitrova@listproduction.mk
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/listproduction
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/listproduction
PRODUCTION 2: Klaudia Śmieja-Rostworowska, Beata Rzeźniczek – Madants
15/1 Nabielaka St
00-743 – Warsaw, Poland
Tel. +48 605075197
k.smieja@icloud.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MadantsFilms
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/madants_films/
PRODUCTION 3: Ankica Jurić Tilić – Kinorama
Sulekova 29
10000 – Zagreb, Croatia
Tel. +385 12316787
Mob. +385 98465576
ankica@kinorama.hr
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100036882175728
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kinorama.hr/
PRODUCTION 4: Milan Stojanovic - Sense Production
Kosovska 8
Belgrade, Serbia
Tel. +381 669399869
milan@senseproduction.rs
www.senseproduction.rs
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sensefilmtv
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/senseproduction.filmtv/
PRODUCTION 5: Blerta Basholli – Industria Film
Aberia 6, rr Yllka Domi 23/12
10 000 - Prishtine, Kosovo
Tel. +383 44248196
blertabasholli@gmail.com
OTHER COPRODUCTIONS: In association with Tango. In coproduction with Film i Väst, Common Ground Pictures, Causeway Films
DISTRIBUZIONE INTERNAZIONALE/ WORLD SALES: Jan Naszewski - New Europe Film Sales
Pulawska
02-670 – Warsaw, Poland
Tel. +48 600183205
jan@neweuropefilmsales.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NewEuropeFilmSales
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/new.europe.film.sales/
PRESS OFFICE: Michaela Zamloot – Organic Publicity
The HKX Building, 3 Pancras Sq
N1C 4AG – London, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 02031968800
globalpress@organic-publicity.com
ITALIAN PRESS OFFICE: Stefania Collalto – Echo Srl
Via G.B. Morgagni, 33
20129 – Milano, Italia
Tel. +39 3394279472
collalto@echogroup.it
press@echogroup.it
