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Director - Country
Macedonia
Dzidzeva Marija
Look at the life through my eyes
This is the story about very closed, very sole world located in onevillage in Macedonia, village where life is like a fairy-tale, almostlike lived in another time and space.People there look at the life through their eyes, very slowlyaccepting changes from the outside world, like not wanting to be partof it. They like to keep quiet about anything that does not fit into their fairy tale. The wishes, the fears, the fights, the secrets stay hidden behind the closed and high gates of the houses.
This is the story about very closed, very sole world located in onevillage in Macedonia, village where life is like a fairy-tale, almostlike lived in another time and space.People there look at the life through their eyes, very slowlyaccepting changes from the outside world, like not wanting to be partof it. They like to keep quiet about anything that does not fit into their fairy tale. The wishes, the fears, the fights, the secrets stay hidden behind the closed and high gates of the houses.
I'm Looking for a Bride
"I'm looking for a bride" is a documentary film about the life of Todor Trajanovski and his search for wife, but as well a story of more than 500 men on age between 30 and 50 that live in the villages near the city of Bitola. All of them are not married and looking for brides. Todor T. is telling his story. He tells about himself, about his childhood, his ideas of life and what came out of it, about his work, his daily activities, the way he's taking care about his home. He also tells his view why he couldnt find himself a wife. He tells about his idea about the ideal wife, tells how he imagines his potential bride from Russia, about the first meeting, the wedding, the marriage. He also tapes a short video clip about himself and his life, to be shown to the girls in Russia. The film also follows the life stories of other bachelors, by their gathering around with Todor D. The film follows the trip to Russia and first contacts of the bachelors with the potential brides, the girls' reactions and their stories about the decisions to marry in Macedonia. Of course, the film would end with joint wedding of the Bitola's bachelors and Russian brides.
"I'm looking for a bride" is a documentary film about the life of Todor Trajanovski and his search for wife, but as well a story of more than 500 men on age between 30 and 50 that live in the villages near the city of Bitola. All of them are not married and looking for brides. Todor T. is telling his story. He tells about himself, about his childhood, his ideas of life and what came out of it, about his work, his daily activities, the way he's taking care about his home. He also tells his view why he couldnt find himself a wife. He tells about his idea about the ideal wife, tells how he imagines his potential bride from Russia, about the first meeting, the wedding, the marriage. He also tapes a short video clip about himself and his life, to be shown to the girls in Russia. The film also follows the life stories of other bachelors, by their gathering around with Todor D. The film follows the trip to Russia and first contacts of the bachelors with the potential brides, the girls' reactions and their stories about the decisions to marry in Macedonia. Of course, the film would end with joint wedding of the Bitola's bachelors and Russian brides.
Born on December 24, 1970 in Gevgelija, Macedonia. Graduated in literature in 1994, film and TV directing from the Faculty of Dramatic Arts, Skopje 2000. Filmography: 2005 - You Are Alive, fiction, 40 min; BalkanBlackBox Berlin, Germany 2005; 2004 - Toni Mandza’s List, documentary, 31 min; BalkanBlackBox Berlin, Germany 2004 (Award for documentary film), Sarajevo Film Festival, BIH 2004; Manaki Brothers Bitola, Macedonia 2004; Roma Film Festival Golden Wheel Skopje, Macedonia 2004, (Award for best director); ZagrebDox, Zagreb, Croatia, 2005; Belgrade Festival of Short and Documentary Films, Serbia & Monte Negro, 2005; AsterFest, Strumica, Macedonia, 2005; Dokufest, Prizren, Kosovo, Srbia, 2006; 2000 - Miss Amnesia (graduate film), short fiction, 18 min, 35 mm, Film Festival Palic Yugoslavia 2000; Manaki Brothers Bitola Macedonia 2000; Alpe Adria Cinema Festival, Trieste Italy 2001.
Short films: - “Miss Amensia”(2000), - “You are alive”(2005), Documentary films: - “Toni Mandza’s List”(2004) - “Look at the life through eyes”(2008), showen and awarded at various international festivals. Feature films: “Some other stories”(2010)-segment “Macedonian Story” is her first feature film.