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Silent Trees
Drzewa milczą

Director(s): Agnieszka ZwiefkaPL, DE, DK84 min.2024
97%(7 ratings)
CategoriesYouth Documentary (from the age of 15)
Accessibilitynot suitable for minors under 7 years of age
Content descriptorsfear
LanguagesEnglish, Kurdish, Polish
SubtitlesSlovak, english (suitable for the deaf)
Black and white / colourcolor and black&white
ExtraInclusive subtitles provided, Audiodescription provided

When her mother freezes to death in the forest on the Polish-Belarusian border, a 16-year-old Kurdish girl Runa has to quickly grow up to take care of her 4 younger brothers and father. The family deals with trauma in a refugee camp and tries to establish a new life in Poland. Runa’s escape from everyday problems is a sketchbook filled with drawings that express what she feels. Gradually, her drawings come to life. The film is a partially animated coming of age story in the times of the global refugee crisis.

The screening will be followed by a discussion in Slovak with journalist Anna Jacková and photographer Michaela Nagyidaiova. The discussion will also be interpreted into Slovak Sign Language.

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Projection of Silent Trees at JEDEN SVET 2024
Around the World
16:00
20. Oct
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