Ayan and the White Balloon

Original Title: آیان و بادکنک سفید

26' | 2015 (Completed)

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Director:	Vida Dena
Writer:	Vida Dena

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The white balloon returns to her home country of Iran after five years of living in Europe, but soon discovers that her old friends have their own ideas...

synopsis

The white balloon goes back to her home country of Iran after five years of living in Europe to ask her old friends to play in her film. Looking for spontaneous collaborations in troublesome moments, she requests that they reenact scenes of bribery. To her surprise, her friends are reluctant to help her, blaming her for going along with European stereotypes. Frustrated by this, the white balloon gets into a fight with her best friend Ayan.
Après 5 années passées en Europe, le ballon blanc rentre en Iran, son pays natal pour demander à ses amis d’enfance de jouer dans son film. Voulant montrer la collaboration spontanée se produisant dans des moments difficiles, elle leur demande de rejouer une scène de corruption. À sa plus grande surprise, ses amis sont réticents à l’aider, lui reprochant de reproduire un stéréotypes européen. Frustrée de devoir insister, elle commence à se battre avec sa meilleure amie Ayan.
De witte ballon keert na 5 jaar Europa terug naar haar moederland Iran om er haar oude vrienden uit te nodigen om in haar film mee te spelen. Hopend op een spontane samenwerking in moeilijke tijden vraagt ze hen om een bepaalde omkoop scene opnieuw te spelen. Tot haar verrassing reageren haar vrienden niet happig en beschuldigen er haar van mee te heulen met de Europese stereotypering. Uiteindelijk raakt de gefrustreerde witte ballon in een gevecht met haar beste vriend Ayan verwikkeld.

Credits

Director
Vida Dena
Writer
Vida Dena
Editing
Vida Dena, Dieter Diependaele
Photography
Pooyan F
Art direction
Vida Dena
Sound
Michel Coquette, Milad M
Music
Emad Kh

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Creation details

Type
Film
Category
Experimental, Doc
Production share
Majority Flemish Production
Belgium
Genre
Year of production

2015
Production status
Completed
Original title
آیان و بادکنک سفید

Technical specs

Running time
26'
Available in
2D
Aspect ratio
16:9
Sound format
stereo (2.0)
Available formats
DCP
Colour
Colour

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KASK School of Arts

Academiestraat 2
9000 Gent
Belgium

T +32 9 223 81 02
info@hogent.be

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Festivals

2016: L'inconnu Festival (FR), Millenium International Film Festival (BE), FEST: New directors,New films festival (PT), Kassel Dokfest (DE)
2015: DOKLeipzig/International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Film (DE)

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Ayan and the White Balloon

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Credits

Director

Writer

Editing

Photography

Art direction

Sound

Music

Format

Creation details

Type

Category

Production share

Genre

Year of production

Production status

Original title

Technical specs

Running time

Available in

Aspect ratio

Sound format

Available formats

Colour