Paola Makes A Wish

Paola Makes A Wish

Directed by Zhannat Alshanova

Genre Fiction
Country Kazakhstan, Suisse
Year 2019
Length 7 min
Formats DCP
Sound 5.1
Version English subtitles, Italian

Synopsis

On an ordinary day at work, Paola starts to feel that she is missing out something exciting in her life.

Themes

relations de travail, relations homme-femme, sexualité, féminité

Biography

Zhannat is a writer/director from Kazakhstan. She directed short films that played in various international festivals, including Cannes, Locarno, Sundance etc. Her debut feature project Mother Tongue was selected for Asian Project Market 2019 (Busan IFF) where it won ArteKino International Award. She is a London Film School and Berlinale Talents alumna.

  • Paola Makes A Wish
  • Paola Makes A Wish

Cast

Christina Proserpio
Ana Shametaj
Valentina Manzoni

Team

Production

Zhannat Alshanova
Script

Zhannat Alshanova
CINEMATOGRAPHY

Alex Takacs
EDITING Zhannat Alshanova
Sound Tiago Cardoso, Dinis Henriques (Pulsar Studios)

Festivals

Locarno Film Festival, Switzerland |2019| Official Selection
Buenos Aires Film Festival, Argentina |2019| Official Selection
PÖFF Shorts, Estonia |2019| Official Selection
Sundance Film Festival, USA |2020| Official Selection