A former military barracks of the Wehrmacht now serves as a refugee camp for people from Ukraine.

“Waking up in silence” accompanies the children on their journey, where their own history meets that of the barracks. A moment between past and future, war and silence, departure and arrival, which depicts a portrait of German history and its present through the eyes of its young protagonists.

AWARDS

73. Berlinale – Generation Competition, Germany
*Jury Special Prize* for Best International Shortfilm at Generation KPlus Competition

20. Docudays International Human Rights Documentary Festival, Ukraine
*Winner Best National Shortfilm*

FESTIVALS
73. BERLINALE – Generation Competition, Germany

54. VISIONS DU RÉEL – International Shortfilm Competition, Switzerland

38. DOK.FEST Munich, Germany

16. BELDOCS, Serbia

20. MILLENIUM DOCS AGAINST GRAVITY, Poland
DocAlliance Nominee

20. VIENNA SHORTS, Austria

63. ZLIN International Film Festival, Czech Republic

20. DOCUDAYS International Human Rights Documentary Festival, Ukraine

31. GOLDEN SPARROW Festival, Germany

19. KINO OTOK, Slovenia

02. MYKOLAICHUK OPEN, Ukraine

29. PALM SPRINGS International ShortFest, USA

40. FILMFEST MÜNCHEN, Germany
19. KINEMASTIK Int. Short Film Festival, Malta
29. KINDER FILMFESTIVAL Kyoto, Japan
22. DOKUFEST, Kosovo
47. FILMFEST WEITERSTADT, Germany
29. SARAJEVO FILMFESTIVAL, Bosnia&Herzegovina
06. BOUQUET KYIV STAGE, Ukraine
13. MAKEDOX, North Macedonia
36. HERCEG NOVI Filmfestival, Montenegro
34. SAO PAOLO Int. Short Film Festival, Brazil
09. PRZEZROCZA Filmfestival, Poland
06. ELBE DOCK Filmfestival, Germany
03. HER DOCS, Poland
08. INDIE STREET Filmfestival, USA
11. SEOUL Int. Children´s Filmfestival, South Korea
19. CAMDEN Int. Filmfestival, USA
01. UKRAINIAN Filmfestival London, UK
09. MINIKINO Filmweek Bali, Indonesia
23. LILLE Int. Shortfilm Festival, France
21. TIRANA Int. Filmfestival, Albania

directors, writers, producers, editors | Mila Zhluktenko, Daniel Asadi Faezi
cinematographer | Tobias Blickle
sound recordist & dramaturgical consultant | Kristina Kilian
co-producer | Andrii Kotliar (Babylon’13)
music | Anton Baibakov and Dewey Martino

re-recording mixer, sounddesign | Andrew Mottl
color grading | Nicholas Coleman – OASYS Digital
title design | Paul Rutrecht
filmstock | Kodak
festival distribution | Square Eyes

2023 |  17 minutes | Documentary | 16mm | DCP 5.1 |  Ukrainian and Russian with English subtitles

© Lotas Film | Daniel Asadi Faezi | Babylon’13

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