Bőr (Skin)

2024 Short Film, 15mins

Synopsis:
Displaced by the 1956 Hungarian Revolution, Anna has re-settled in rural Australia with a defeated husband and alienated son. After reluctantly renouncing her Hungarian nationality, Anna is haunted by her guilt, which manifests as a terrifying white presence that threatens to replace her.
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Writer & Director: Dylan Ferenc Nyerges
Producers: Emily Bull & Farabee Kabir
Cinematographer: Tommy Thoms
Production Designer: Craig Bornstein
Editor: Elita Guo
Composer: Madeleine Mallis
Sound Supervisor: Luke O’Loughlin
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Cast:
Nora Goldbach
Akos Armont
Kai Pakinga
Grace Stamnas
Steven Menteith
Jaro Murany

Bőr (Skin)

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Festivals

Melbourne International Film Festival, 2024
SXSW Sydney Screen Festival, 2024


Jury Statement: “In the Gothic short film Bőr (Skin), a Hungarian mother struggles to adapt to her new life in 1950s Australia as intense homesickness drives her further away from her young son and husband. The cast delivers powerful and understated performances in this beautifully realised film from director Dylan Ferenc Nyerges, while the production and sound design add a terrifying sense of isolation, loneliness and hopelessness.”

Awards

2024 Melbourne International Film Festival - Award for Emerging Australian Filmmaker

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