She-Hero / Mimi
Σλοβακία / Slovakia, 83′, 2023
age recommendation: 7+
Romy is a brave little girl. She has a budgie called Mimi and Mimi got lost. Romy’s determination to find her budgie brings her out into the ancient woods, where she meets all sorts of everyday characters, each with their own story. She’ll not only make new friends along the way, but mainly she enjoys her adventure.
Mira Fornay
She is mainly film author who made 4 feature films, 14 shorts. She studied film directing at FAMU in Prague and at the National Film and Television School in Beaconsfield near London. Her second film, My Dog Killer (2013), won the Tiger Award of the main competition at Rotterdam IFF in 2013, with Ai Weiwei as the head of the jury. The film was selected for over 80 international film festivals and, among other international prizes, won the CineVision Award at Munich IFF, best director IFF Vilnius, IFF Zerkalo etc. It was nominated for EFA awards and was slovac national entry for foreigner Oscars.
Cast & Crew
- direction: Mira Fornay
- screenplay: Mira Fornay
- cinematography: Simona Weisslechner
- editing: Mira Fornay
- music: Michal Kindernay
- sound: Jan Čenek
- cast: Rozmarína Willems, Cyprian Šulej
- producer: Mira Fornay
- production company: Mirafox
- original language: Σλοβακικά, Αγγλικά, Γερμανικά / Slovak, English, German
Filmography
- Cook Fuck Kill (2019)
- My Dog Killer (2013)
- Foxes (2009)
English