- Occupation
Producer - Country
France
Robin-You Estelle
Village Without Women
In Southwest Serbia, atop a mountain and four kilometres from the nearest road, the Jankovic brothers hold down the fort in the womanless village of Zabrdje. Dragan, Zoran, and Rodoljub, along with their neighbour, Velimir, represent the entire population of what was once a vibrant rural community. They live in tough conditions. No running water, no roads, not even a hint of a woman’s touch. Not to mention, the three brothers still share the same bedroom. Zoran, the eldest brother, dreams of marrying a woman capable of handling life in Zabrdje. Can he fulfil his dream and renew hope in his village?
Anton in the Shadows
Anton, a polish worker with wide-ranging, but unspecialized skills, works for Erwin Wurm, a contemporary Austrian artist of international renown. Erwin imagines his artworks, while Anton assures their physical and technical construction. Anton’s life is divided between his work in the world of contemporary Viennese art and his modest cottage in the south of Poland. His life tells an unusual story of exile.Anton, a polish worker with wide-ranging, but unspecialized skills, works for Erwin Wurm, a contemporary Austrian artist of international renown. Erwin imagines his artworks, while Anton assures their physical and technical construction. Anton’s life is divided between his work in the world of contemporary Viennese art and his modest cottage in the south of Poland. His life tells an unusual story of exile.
In Southwest Serbia, atop a mountain and four kilometres from the nearest road, the Jankovic brothers hold down the fort in the womanless village of Zabrdje. Dragan, Zoran, and Rodoljub, along with their neighbour, Velimir, represent the entire population of what was once a vibrant rural community. They live in tough conditions. No running water, no roads, not even a hint of a woman’s touch. Not to mention, the three brothers still share the same bedroom. Zoran, the eldest brother, dreams of marrying a woman capable of handling life in Zabrdje. Can he fulfil his dream and renew hope in his village?
Anton in the Shadows
Anton, a polish worker with wide-ranging, but unspecialized skills, works for Erwin Wurm, a contemporary Austrian artist of international renown. Erwin imagines his artworks, while Anton assures their physical and technical construction. Anton’s life is divided between his work in the world of contemporary Viennese art and his modest cottage in the south of Poland. His life tells an unusual story of exile.Anton, a polish worker with wide-ranging, but unspecialized skills, works for Erwin Wurm, a contemporary Austrian artist of international renown. Erwin imagines his artworks, while Anton assures their physical and technical construction. Anton’s life is divided between his work in the world of contemporary Viennese art and his modest cottage in the south of Poland. His life tells an unusual story of exile.
World on a string
Michael is 80 this year, and has created the greatest Marionette Theatre in the world. This is his story. The film is like a confession of a man who is a complicated but reached for his dreams. An inspiring master and loving father and husband. Michael like his marionettes has a mystery behind him. The main motives of his work, tell the story about the humanity. This time it is Michael himself who steps in front the strings to tell us about the most important events of Europe of the XX century and strongest subject which touch all of us: love death, duality of good and evil. These confessions are told with his power voice and the voice of chosen powerful marionettes.
The Man who made Angels Fly
There are stories constantly inspiring our imagination. There are unforgettable people who become legends of our times. We read about them, we admire them and, usually, we recognise their genius only after they are gone… Michael Meschke is not one of them, he is among the greatest living marionette masters in the world. His marionette masterpieces are a pretext allowing to delve into his own life and the stories behind his numerous international collaborations. He created the Marionetteatern and has been the cultural ambassador of Sweden for over 60 years. His theatre introduced the art of puppetry to modern Europe and brought back into the universal dimension characters like Antigone, Don Quixote, Odysseus, Faust, so significant to human nature and, at the same time, symbolising the struggle of virtue against vice in the last hundred years. Through his story, sketched on the canvas of modern history, we can touch on the most important values of humanity, as well as simple, essential human emotions: love, fear of death and unlimited passion, choices and regrets…
Michael is 80 this year, and has created the greatest Marionette Theatre in the world. This is his story. The film is like a confession of a man who is a complicated but reached for his dreams. An inspiring master and loving father and husband. Michael like his marionettes has a mystery behind him. The main motives of his work, tell the story about the humanity. This time it is Michael himself who steps in front the strings to tell us about the most important events of Europe of the XX century and strongest subject which touch all of us: love death, duality of good and evil. These confessions are told with his power voice and the voice of chosen powerful marionettes.
The Man who made Angels Fly
There are stories constantly inspiring our imagination. There are unforgettable people who become legends of our times. We read about them, we admire them and, usually, we recognise their genius only after they are gone… Michael Meschke is not one of them, he is among the greatest living marionette masters in the world. His marionette masterpieces are a pretext allowing to delve into his own life and the stories behind his numerous international collaborations. He created the Marionetteatern and has been the cultural ambassador of Sweden for over 60 years. His theatre introduced the art of puppetry to modern Europe and brought back into the universal dimension characters like Antigone, Don Quixote, Odysseus, Faust, so significant to human nature and, at the same time, symbolising the struggle of virtue against vice in the last hundred years. Through his story, sketched on the canvas of modern history, we can touch on the most important values of humanity, as well as simple, essential human emotions: love, fear of death and unlimited passion, choices and regrets…
Estelle is managing director and producer at Les films du balibari. She lived and worked in Ireland throughout her twenties, and since moving home, she has steadily produced creative documentaries on national and international level. Her productions have been selected in festivals throughout the world, such as Vision du réel - Nyon, Planet Doc Review - Warsaw, Cinéma du réel - Paris, Dei Popoli - Florence, IDFA Amsterdam, and RIDEM - Montréal. Her last co-productions are Village Without Women by Srdjan Sarenac, La Machina by Thierry Paladino, Anton in the Shadows by Julia Kowalski. In 2010, she was nominated for the Procirep Best Producer award.
Village Without Women by Srdjan Sarenac; La Machina by Thierry Paladino (co-producer); Anton in the shadows by Julia Kowalski;
To be continued by Lisa Diaz, 2011; 18 Years by Frédérique pollet Rouyer, 2009; Fleeting Memory by Amaury Brumault, 2008
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Docu Talents From the East 2009 - 2009
East European Forum - 2012