Best of Fests
At this film screening, director Gergö Somogyvári will be our guest for a subsequent Q&A.
FAIRY GARDEN
Ungarn 2023 – Director: Gergö Somogyvári – Original version with English subtitles – subsequent Q&A with the director – Length: 83 min.
At first glance, Fanni and Laci’s life really doesn’t seem like much of a fairytale: Fanni, 19, is trans and totally consumed by her transition; Laci, 60, ekes out a living through seasonal work. They live together as outcasts from Hungarian society in a self-built forest cabin. A close up look at two lives – full of hardness, cantankerous honesty and an unequal bond. Anna Magdalena Hofer
Biography
Gergő Somogyvári is a cameraman and documentary film director based in Budapest. He studied photography, journalism and cinematography and received the main prize of the Hungarian Film Week in 2008. FAIRY GARDEN is his first feature-length documentary film.
Filmography (selection)
CARTA AZULEJO – TILE MAIL, HU 2008, 25 min.
Partner film Doc Around Europe
No youth rating
German title: FEENGARTEN. Writer: Zsolt Pocsai, Gergö Somogyvári. Sound: Marius Leftãrache, Florin Tabacaru. Editing: Judit Feszt. Music: Viktor Bátki. Production: New Retina Productions. Producer: Nora Somogyvari. International Sales: Journeyman Pictures LTD. Distribution: N/A
