Alena's Journey
(Alena utazása)
short, video, 15 minutes
PREMIER (HUNGARY): 2009.
Alena, an inhibited, thirty-year old accountant from Sarajevo has a plane to catch in the afternoon to Zurich. Her boss and strict father do everything they can to prevent her from attending a four-month business course.
Meanness at the workplace and the cruel secrets of the Balkan war come to the surface while in the meantime Alena bravely struggles to achieve her goal.
Creators
| Károly Ujj-Mészáros | Director |
| Károly Ujj-Mészáros | Screenplay |
| Martin Szecsanov | Director of photography |
| Judit Czakó | Editor |
| Dániel Csengery | Music |
| Róbert Juhász, Nirvan Imamovic', Alen Zaimovic' | Sound |
| Vanja Nogo-Miholjcic' | Visual design |
| Emina Hodzic'-Adilovic' | Costumes |
| Csanád Darvas | Producer |
| CeMedia Production | Production company |
| Miklós Havas | Co-producer |
| Alena Dzebo-Hec'o, Dragan Jovicic', Minka Muftic', Semir Krivic', Boris Ler | Cast |
Awards
| Budapest Hungarian Film Week - 2009 | Best Short Film (ex aequo) |
Festivals
| Leuven International Short Film Festival - 2009 | (in competition) |
| San Jose Cinequest - 2010 | |
| Manchester Kinofilm - 2010 | (in competition) |
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