DACA NE DESTEPTAM / IF WE SMARTEN UP
(short film, 2019)

“A strong debut”
Pol Schock, d’Lëtzebuerger Land (13.03.2020)

After the sale of the family flat, live-in maid Maria finds herself homeless and
stranded. Making the most of a desperate situation, she decides to declare the
broom cupboard, located on the same floor as her former flat, her new home. Her
neighbours however are everything but pleased by this solution. They start to
see the elderly maid as an intrusion into their lives, devaluing their properties,
stealing their doormats, and can’t help but wonder how they could get rid of her.
Inspired by real events.

FESTIVAL AWARDS & SELECTIONS:
Cuenca International Film Festival (Best Short Film), Aguilar Film Festival (Best Short Film by a female filmmaker), Festival du Film Court de Villeurbanne (Best Actress for Coca Bloos), Luxembourg City Film Festival, Norwich Film Festival, Tirana International Film Festival, San Francisco Independent Film Festival, International Film Festival Zblizenia.

PRESS:
“With If We Smarten Up, Faber manages to build a strong dynamic thanks to skilful dramaturgy. The story is compelling, the dialogues cleverly thought through. A strong debut (…)”
“Faber gelingt es, mit If We Smarten Up innerhalb kurzer Zeit mittels geschickter Dramaturgie eine ungeheure Dynamik aufzubauen. Die Story ist stringent, die Dialoge clever durchdacht. Ein gelungenes Debüt (…)”
Pol Schock, d’Lëtzebuerger Land (13.03.2020)

PRODUCED & SUPPORTED BY
Luna Film, Filmreakter, Oeuvre Nationale de Secours Grande-Duchesse Charlotte, Cutare Film, 5ToGo, Ana Light & Grip, Harsany Ventures, La Copac, Gargantua Park, Gradina Icoanei, Loca – Guiltfree Cakes & Pastry

TEAM:
director Larisa Faber writers Larisa Faber & Eli Jude
producer Irina Malcea, Luna Film cinematographer Boroka Biro
art directors Madalina Matei & Marius Stanica editor Letitia Stefanescu
sound designer Dragos Stirbu casting director Domnica Circiumaru
with: Coca Bloos, Oana Stefanescu, Anda Caropol, Adrian Titieni & Judith State

 

 

project photo © Larisa Faber