May the Earth Become the Sky
Ana Vijdea
Romania, Portugal, Hungary, Belgium | 2022 | 14 min
Synopsys:
Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword. For I have come to turn a man against his father, a daughter
against her mother…” Taken from the Gospel of Matthew, this verse opens May the Earth Become the Sky and crystallises the intimate conflict faced by
Maria, a member of an orthodox community in Lisbon. Aged 48, she lives far from her two sons, whom she left in Romania to become an ascetic. But if she
wants to go further down this path, she must abandon them and her maternal bond once and for all. Emmanuel Chicon, Visions du Reel
Credits:
Screenwriting & Directing: Ana Vijdea
Cinematography: Ana Vijdea
Editing: Cosmin Nicoara, Ana Vijdea
Sound Design: Petre Osman
Producer: Ana Vijdea
Production: Romania, Portugal, Belgium, Hungary / Docnomads, Ana Vijdea
Festivals
- Doclisboa 2022 Portugal, Best Short Film
- Zinebi 2022, Spain
- Jihlava 2022- East Silver Market – Silver Eye Award Nominee / Jihlava, Czech Republic
- Astra Film Festival 2022, Romania
- Go Short 2022 – International Short Film Festival Nijmegen, Netherlands
- Visions du Reel 2023, Switzerland
- Dokufest 2023, Kosovo*