THE MANAKIA BROTHERS
feature documentary film
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director Eliza Zdru
cinematographer Paula Oneț
original soundtrack SUPAPE with Handrei
running time 90 min
genre creative documentary
type personal, travel, archive film
production country Romania, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Albania and Greece
year of production 2014-2015
estimated release date 2016
production company Saga Film
LOGLINE
Transgressing thwarting political turmoil and fiery circumstances, Milton and Ianaki Manakia filmed the very first documentary images of the Balkans, becoming witnesses of a radically changing social and political landscape. A subjective look at the first “objective” images shot in the region at the turn of the XXth century and at the lifestory of the two people behind these images.
This project was developed in ARCHIDOC - a documentary workshop run by La Femis, France and sponsored by the MEDIA programme of the European Union.
AWARDS
BDC Discoveries workshop, Best pitch award, 2013
FESTIVALS
- ASTRA Film Festival / October 2016 / Sibiu - Romania
- Culese din Balcani / 2016 / Bucharest - Romania
see snapshots from the film and pictures from the shooting
