Cosmonauts Like Chewing Gum
Veselina Dashinova, Aline Helmcke / Bulgaria, Germany / 2024 / World Premiere / 20 min.
synopsis
Growing up in West Germany in the 1980s, Aline imagined a gregarious life on the other side of the Berlin Wall. Meanwhile, in communist Bulgaria, Veselina believed that everyone was happy under capitalism. In their collaborative hybrid documentary, they use their childhood fantasies to sketch a new utopia.biography
Aline Helmcke (1974) is a Berlin-based artist working in drawing, collage and animation. She studied fine art in Berlin and animation in London. Veselina Dashinova (1984), Bulgarian animator and teacher, studied in London as well. Their work has been presented at numerous film festivals and exhibitions.more about film
| director: | Veselina Dashinova, Aline Helmcke |
| cast: | Todor Dashinov, Todorka Penkova |
| producer: | Vesela Kazakova, Donka Ivanova, Tina Leeb |
| photography: | Lars Drawert |
| editing: | Veselina Dashinova |
| sound: | Ivor Angelov, Kai Hesselbarth |
| sound design: | Fabio Coggiola |
| executive producer: | Alexander Ugrinski |
| skladatel: | Fabio Viana |
| Consultant: | Lesley Adams, Gesa Marten |
contact
Veselina Dashinovamail@veselinadashinova.com
Activist38 / Mina Mileva
mina@activist38.com
Screening time
Wednesday 30. 10. 2024, 22:00
Kino DKO I
Film at festival
| premiere type: | World Premiere |
| festival edition: | 2024 |
| section: | Short Joy |
| language: | Bulgarian, English |
| subtitles: | English |
| colour: | Colour |
Info
| director: | Veselina Dashinova, Aline Helmcke |
| original title: | Cosmonauts Like Chewing Gum |
| country: | Bulgaria, Germany |
| year: | 2024 |
| running time: | 20 min. |
