And Died Together One Day
experimental film, 2021, 8:30 Min
“They lived happily ever after and died together one day” is the Russian fairytale ending to love stories. With precisely composed visuals, the film explores the romanticised representation of relationships, their aesthetic idealisation, and the cultural mythos of love.
‘They lived happily ever after and died together one day’, that’s how all the love stories I used to listen to as a child end (* Russian variant).
But what’s the ending of these ‘love stories’ in reality?
Romanticization of love’s notion and its dispute with harsh reality are the baseline for the film that takes an in-depth look at how and what extent the cultural image of love designates our consciousness. In this visual manifesto I aim to recreate an idealized image of an imperfect relationship, using the romantic aesthetic.
Turning to my personal experience I consider the romantic relationship of two people based on the example of my parents. When I was little, they loved each other, as a teenager, they broke up, now that I’m an adult, they’re together again, with the experience of what they’ve been through before.
The film analyses almost invisible difference between myths and reality in our heads and combines for this documentary footage with hyperbolic staged romantic scenes.
Awards
2022 | CineStar-Award at international Filmfestival 64th Nordic Film Days
2021 | Gesa-Rautenberg film award 2021, FilmFest Schleswig-Holstein
2021 | Audience award 2021, FilmFest Schleswig-Holstein
Filmfestivals
Festival del Cinema di Cefalù
Palermo
Italy
August 1, 2022
NORDEN - The Nordic Arts Festival
Schleswig
Germany
September 9, 2022
https://www.norden-festival.com/en/Artist/Details/476.html
QRC.PRJCT | Digital art & Video Exhibition
Athens
Greece
April 1, 2022
2021 | FilmFest Schleswig-Holstein
Kiel
Germany
October 29, 2021
2021 | Athens digital Arts festival, TĀCTUS
Athens
Greece
October 13, 2021
greek premiere
https://2021.adaf.gr/video-art/and-died-together-one-day/
HER Docs Film Festival
Warsaw
Poland
September 3, 2021
polish premiere
MEDIAWAVE Film and Music Festival
Kiscsősz
Hungary
April 28, 2021
international premiere