Film Profile
Makedonski son / Macedonian dream – A girl and her accordeon
At the age of seven Emilija gets an accordion, with 14 she wins the national accordion competition of Macedonia. In this documentary the author portrays the life of her 17 years old cousin, who comes from a poor but very musical and swinging family living in a little village. Emilija is one of the only female accordion players in Macedonia and has to prove herself in the men’s world. She fights for the right to participate in an international competition that is taking place in spring. Emilija plays good enough, but the condition is to have a professional and exorbitant expensive accordion.
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Germany / Macedonia 2006
30 min, colour
DIRECTOR
Biljana Garvanlieva
SCREENPLAY
Biljana Garvanlieva
CAMERA
Susanne Schüle
EDITOR
André Nier
PRODUCER
Christian Beetz
PRODUCTION
Gebrüder Beetz Filmproduktion, Berlin
DISTRIBUTION
Gebrüder Beetz Filmproduktion, Berlin