Saris in the East of Slovakia is a very specific border region between Eastern and Western Europe. Borderline between rational individualism of the West and expressive emotionality of the East. The territory in the foothills of Eastern Carpathians has always been strongly traditional but also a crazy mix, ‘little Babylon’ of a place. Europe has started its transformation again and life is changing rapidly. This documentary film is trying to track down the so-called globalizing process and the effect it has on the individual lives and stories of the people. The film depicts six different characters and the changes in their close communities. The filmmakers are trying to show the end of the traditional diversity, and are searching for the beauty of the original, the authentic, the interesting and the individual.
Marko Škop
Marko Škop is born in 1974, Prešov, Slovakia. Graduated from Commenius University in Bratislava (FiFUK) in 1996 at the department of Journalism and Documentary film directing from the Academy of Music Arts in Bratislava (VŠMU) in 2001. Together with Ján Meliš, he established the independent company Artileria where he produces both his own films and those of his partners. His feature film debut as director/producer, ‘Other Worlds,’ won a Special Jury Mention at the 2006 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival and was the first ever documentary in the festival’s history to win the Audience Award.
General sponsor
Iné Svety
Slovakia
2006, 78', color, 35 mm
Directed by:
Marko Škop
Cinematography:
Ján Meliš
Edited by:
František Krähenbiel
Producer:
Marko Škop
Produced by:
Artileria, Studio Mirage
