Short documentary and documentary series Competition film 44th Film Week

Háztűznéző

Director
Ress Abigél
Length
24 min
Production company
ELTE BTK Filmtudomány Tanszék

Awards at the 44th Hungarian Film Week

  • Best Short Documentary
Háztűznéző – poster

About the film

Háztűznéző is a short, personal documentary in which the director introduces his new partner to his completely dysfunctional family, while the camera invites the viewer to a strange family lunch. The story begins with the director starting to organize a meeting scheduled for the end of the month and preparing his family to meet his Muslim friend who was born in India. The conversations present the family’s strange relationship system, as well as its past full of conflicts and traumas. As the “new man in the house” visits, the colorful and unusual reactions of the characters make the gathering even more surreal. Háztűznéző is a uniquely personal, honest work that bravely confronts questions and answers that would be terrifying to face without humor.

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Credits

Director
Ress Abigél
Producer
Ress Abigél
Screenplay
Ress Abigél
Cinematography
Ress Abigél
Editor
Bacskai Brigitta, Ress Abigél
Music
N/A
Sound
Ress Abigél
Production design
N/A
Costume design
N/A
Cast
P. Nagy Gabi, Ress Szilárd, Laborfalvi Mária, Shabaaz Tanveer, Ress Abigél
Production company
ELTE BTK Filmtudomány Tanszék