The Professional Parent - الوالدة المحترفة
14 minutes | Romania, Slovakia | 2024
Ingrid lives in a small village in Slovakia, where the Roma population is the victim of a tenacious stigma. Despite this, Ingrid decides to become the legal representative of a young Roma girl, which upsets the fragile balance of her home.
Director Biography - Erik Jasaň
Erik Jasaň is a Slovak director, screenwriter, and producer whose work addresses sensitive social issues. His debut The Professional Parent is For Your Consideration in the LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM category. The film received an Honorable Mention at the 44th Thomas Edison Film Festival and was selected at the 50th ODENSE FF, 23rd TIRANA IFF, 53rd HUESCA FF, 41st ST KILDA FF, 20th HOLLYSHORTS FF, 17th BALINALE, 24th LEBU IFF, and 11th ALEXANDRIA SFF.
As a non-film school student, he directed several short films and supported fellow filmmakers, creating student films under his direction that were included in official selections qualifying for the AMERICAN OSCARS, the 37th OUT ON FILM: ATLANTA'S LGBTQ FF, and the 8th BENGALURU ISFF.
With his new project THREE BURNED BODIES, he won the Pitching Forum at the 21st FEST – New Directors/New Film Festival in Espinho, Portugal, and was nominated by the Czech Film Center to represent the Czech Republic at Euro Connection, which will be part of the 47th Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival.