The Professional Parent

Erik Jasaň

Slovakia, Romania, 2024. Fic., 14'

Tickets

29/03

Sun.

12:00

Cinemes Girona, BCN

*Short Film Session

31/03 - 13/04

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The Professional Parent

Synopsis

Ingrid lives in a small village in eastern Slovakia, where the Roma population suffers from tenacious racial stigma. Despite this, Ingrid decides to become the legal representative of a young Roma girl, which upsets the fragile balance of her home.

Festivals

– Honorable Mention at the Thomas Edison Film Festival 2024, USA.
– Lebu International Film Festival 2024, Chile
– HollyShorts Film Festival 2024, USA
– Bali International Film Festival 2024, Indonesia

Credits

Original title

The Professional Parent

Genre

Fiction

Director

Erik Jasaň

Country

Slovakia, Romania

Year

2024

Duration

14'

Production

DOG 95 FILM FACTORY s.r.o.

Subtitles

Catalan

Idioma

Slovakian, Romanian

Topic

Children's rights, Racism

Erik Jasaň

Erik Jasaň is a Slovak film director who completed the “Advanced Studies in Film Language” at the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava, Faculty of Film and Television. As a filmmaker, he focuses on sensitive topics that locally impact the people of Slovakia. His debut short film, THE PROFESSIONAL PARENT, has been selected for the Cannes Short Film Corner, which will take place during the 2025 Festival de Cannes. The film received an Honorable Mention at the 44th Thomas Edison Film Festival (Oscar® qualifying) and was officially selected at the 24th Festival Internacional de Cine de Lebu (Oscar® qualifying), the 20th HollyShorts Film Festival (Oscar® qualifying), and the 17th Bali International Film Festival (Oscar® qualifying). Erik is a recipient of the Award from the Association of European Cities for Peace for his literary work in the competition “The Well Secretly Talks to the Rain”.

Filmography

– Happy Marriage (2019)
– Escape From A Good Prison (2021)
– Dennyiah – RECALL (2022)

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