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Founded in 2001, the INSTITUTE OF DOCUMENTARY FILM (IDF) is a non-profit training and networking centre based in Prague, Czech Republic, focused on the support of East European documentary films and their wider promotion. Our activities support filmmakers through all stages of completion – development, funding, production, post-production, and distribution. We aim at individual filmmakers (tailored consultations), groups of carefully selected professionals with projects or films (Ex Oriente Film, East European Forum, East Silver, Doc Launch, etc.), broader professional community (East Doc Platform), as well as the general public (portal www.DOKweb.net). We closely work with key int. festivals, broadcasters, distributors, sales agents, markets, or training initiatives and serve as the GATEWAY TO EAST EUROPEAN DOCUMENTARY FILM.

Director
Annett Schütze
Producer
Holger Lochau
Co Producer
Franco Aloisio
Production company
Hochschule für Film und Fernsehen Konrad Wolf Potsdam-Babelsberg ...
Director of photography
Aleksandrs Grebnevs
Editor
Friederike Schuchardt
IDF Events
2008 East Silver ...

When I Cry, My Heart Beats

Wenn ich weine, schlägt mein Herz, Germany, Romania, 2008, 97 min, Digi Beta, Social Issues, Society, Youth Documentary

Synopsis Credits Languages Production IDF Events Photogallery

Eleven-year-old Mustafa, a street-kid in Bucharest, leads a sad and dangerous life amid drugs, prostitution and violence. During the daytime, he trains in Parada Circus to be circus performer, where he gets a warm meal, a change of clothes and school lessons. Mustafa and five other street children used mini-DV cameras to capture their own very personal lives. With this remarkable material, together with her own observations, director Annett Schütze and her film-team created a poignant and moving portrait about forgotten children who refuse to give up.

Director:

Annett Schütze

Producer:

Holger Lochau

Co Producer:

Franco Aloisio

Director of photography:

Aleksandrs Grebnevs

Screenplay:

Annett Schütze

Editor:

Friederike Schuchardt