If We Smarten Up
Romania/Luxembourg, 16'
Original title: Dacă ne deșteptăm
Year: 2020
Project type: short fiction
After the sale of the family flat, live-in maid Maria finds herself homeless and stranded. Making the most of a desperate situation, she decides to declare the broom cupboard, located on the same floor as her former flat, her new home. Her neighbours however are everything but pleased by this solution. They start to see the elderly maid as an intrusion into their lives, devaluing their properties, stealing their doormats, and can’t help but wonder how they could get rid of her. Inspired by real events.
produced by Luna Film
supported by: Filmreakter a.s.b.l.,Oeuvre Nationale de Secours Grande-Duchesse Charlotte, Cutare Film, 5ToGo, Ana Light & Grip , Harsany Ventures, La Copac, Gargantua Park Gradina Icoanei, Loca - Guiltfree Cakes & Pastry
Credits
- Director: Larisa Faber
- Producer: Irina Malcea
- Script: Larisa Faber, Eli Jude
- DOP: Boroka Biro
- Editor: Letitia Stefanescu
- Sound: Dragos Stirbu, Andi Boanta
- Cast: Coca Bloss, Oana Stefanescu, Anda Caropol, Adrian Titieni, Judith State
Festivals & Awards
- Audience Award for Best Short Drama, San Francisco IndieFest 2020
- Best Short Film by a female director - Aguilar Film Festival, 4-13.12.2020, Spain
- Luxembourg IFF 2020, March 2020, Luxembourg
- Tirana IFF 2020, 19-25.09.2020, Albania
- Norwich IFF 2020, 02-29.11.20, UK
- Montreal Independent Film Festival 2020, Canada
- Izmir International Film festival 2020, 02-07.11.2020, Turkey
- Toronto Shorts International Film Festival, 10-15.11.2020, Canada
- Ostrava Kamera Oko 2020, 6-7.11.2020, Czech Republic
- Prague Film Awards 2021, Czech Republic
- Cuenca International Film Festival, Ecuador, 19-27.12.2020
- Festival de Villeurbanne 2020, 08-17.01.2021, France
- International Film Festival ZOOM – ZBLIŻENIA, Poland, 06-12.09.2021
