After 20 years of silence, the filmmaker travels back to the house of her great-grandparents, where she passed through harmful events that left a deep imprint on her memory forever. The long-awaited family gathering runs counter to her attempts to overcome the past.

Direction: Olga Lucovnicova

Script: Olga Lucovnicova

Production: Frederik Nicolai

Cinematography: Olga Lucovnicova

Original Title: NANU TUDOR

Original Languages: Romanian, Russian

Film Production Countries: Belgium, Portugal, Hungary, Moldova

Statement of the Director/s
I have been studying cinema since 2011 and used to make documentary film portraits of other people. A year ago I decided to make my first personal film about my biggest pain - childhood memories that I had kept secret for decades.

Contrary to the stereotype, children are more often traumatized by close people like relatives, friends and educators, than strangers. Parents teach their children to trust these people, who, sometimes, may have dual
personalities. Thus, it is vital to teach children to identify, confront and report inappropriate adult behaviour. This is the central message of my film.

I show my ideal and loving family, in which there is a man, at first glance an ordinary person, but, unfortunately, who has a hidden abusive identity. Over the years, I have accumulated millions of important questions which I finally had the courage to ask. I had no more excuses for myself to be silent and actionless.

Silence and fear give power to evils.

Biography of the Director/s
Olga Lucovnicova is a Moldovan filmmaker based in Belgium. She studied cinematography for six years at the Academy of Music, Theater and Fine Arts of Moldova, and two years documentary film directing at DocNomads, an Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Program, delivered by a consortium of three prominent European universities across Portugal, Hungary and Belgium. As a filmmaker, Olga is particularly interested in stories, which can generate social changes and create a platform for discussion. Her filming style combines observational cinema with poetic elements, where the key elements are human emotions and feelings.

Filmography of the Director/s
2020 - MY UNCLE TUDOR
2019 - IT'S NOT THE END
2018 - THE DESERT WAVER
2015 - I DO NOT HATE YOU, DEATH
2013 - ONE LITTLE ROWAN BRANCH

Awards Won
Golden Bear for Best Short Film at Berlin Film Festival 71st Edition, Germany 2021
Golden Chair for Best Short Documentary at Norwegian Short Film Festival, 44th Edition, Norway 2021
Best Short Documentary at Ismailia International Film Festival, 22nd Edition, Egypt 2021
Big Stamp for Best Short Film in the regional competition at ZagrebDox, Croatia 2021
Best European Short Film at Sarajevo Film Festival, Bosnia and Herzegovina 2021
Deframed Prize at Kurzfilm Hamburg, Germany
Audience Award at Go Short - International Short Film Festival Nijmegen 13rd Edition, Netherlands 2021

Production Company:
DocNomads
Olga Lucovnicova
Chaussée Saint-Pierre 332
Brussels, 1040, Belgium
E-Mail: [email protected]
Phone: +32465815990
Website: https://www.docnomads.eu/