For the sake of her daughter’s future, Roma filmmaker Vera Lacková embarks on a journey to break both a personal and a collective curse. In dialogue with Roma witches and scientists, she and her family co-create a fairytale as a working method to rewrite their story. As a hybrid documentary that blends reality with staged fairytale scenes and first-person reflection, the film confronts systemic racism, examines intergenerational trauma, and searches for pathways to healing within the Roma community.
AT/SK/CZ, 2027, 90 Min – financing
Credits
director & concept Vera Lacková
Camera Denisa Buranová
Sound Klára Jašková
Dramaturgy Bernadette Weigel, Jan Gogola ml.
Producers Jürgen Karasek, Alice Karasek (AT), Vera Lacková, Peter Kerekes, Tereza Tokárová (SK), Tereza Šimiková (CZ)
Co-production Media Voice (SK), Kerekes Film (SK), Caliber Pictures (CZ)
pitches/ programs
Participation
Ex-Oriente 2023/24 & East Doc Forum 2024
ProPro 2023
CIRCLE Women Doc Accelerator 2022
EFM Doc Toolbox Programme 2022
American Filmshowcase 2024
Funding
Austrian Filminstitute, Vienna Filmfund, Slovak Audiovisualfund, HBO Europe, Kult Minor, Eriac