DOK.fest is in the Here&Now: ECHO OF YOU
in cooperation with MVHS
How is growing old viewed today? What ideas about the final phase of life shape us, and which role models break through the clichés of aging? Four extraordinary documentaries tell the stories of people who continue to live out their passion for dance, music, creativity, and love in their old age. An Auschwitz survivor finds a way to express her traumatic experiences on stage, an elderly New York interior designer creates rooms that reflect her eccentric life, a Polish bon vivant persistently pursues her passions, and elderly people in Denmark look back on the great loves of their lives and draw special strength from them. Haunting and inspiring portraits about dignity, longing, and the courage to shape one's own life until the very end.
Course number: W249320
Free admission, registration welcome.
ECHO OF YOU
Dänemark 2023 – Director: Zara Zerny – Original language: Danish – Subtitles: English – Length: 76 min.
What happens when the love of your life dies before you do? The filmmaker Zara Zerny asks this question to nine elderly Danes in their living rooms. The protagonists not only offer a generous glimpse into their homes, they also provide answers to the big questions that come with the end of life. A gentle group portrait about age and parting. Selia Fischer
Biography
Zara Zerny, born in Canada, moved to Denmark as a child and graduated from the independent film school Super16. In addition to her own films, she works on advertising productions and in the fashion industry. ECHO OF YOU is her first feature film.
Filmography (selection)
AQUA MAMAS, DK 2016, 28 min.
ENKEBAL, DK 2015, 24 min.
SHOOT FOR THE MOON, DK/IE 2014, 29 min.
No youth rating
English/Original Title: EKKO OF KÆRLIGHED. Production: Manna Film. Producer: Maria Møller Kjeldgaard. International Sales: Syndicado
