Adriana Altaras is a director, actress and writer. And she is from a country which no longer exists: Yugoslavia. The daughter of Jewish partisans who fought for Tito and later started a new life in post-war Germany, in this lovely film she tells the story of her “high maintenance family”. Adriana’s domestic situation appears unusual at first glance, but can be seen as typical of the generation born after the War. Despite a high standard of living, the wounds from her parents’ past can be felt, even to this day, and the search for her own roots are her constant companion.
Awards
- Best Documentary Award – Sguardi Altrove Film Festival, Italy, 2015
- SNGCI Special Award – Sguardi Altrove Film Festival, Italy, 2015
- Youth Jury Award - Sguardi Altrove Film Festival, Italy, 2015
Festivals
- New York Jewish Film Festival, USA, 2016
- Goethe-Institut New Zealand, 2015
- International TV Festival Bar, Montenegro, 2015
- Religion Today International Film Festival, Italy, 2015
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Three Award to Tito's Glasses at the Sguardi Altrove International Film Festival, 2015:Le Donne Raccontano International Award
The jury made up by Laura Delli Colli, Giovanni Giommi and Fabrizio Grosoli assigned the award for Best Documentary to Tito’s Glasses by Regina Schilling with the following motivation:
A journey into personal memory and recent history that, despite the wounds of the past, looks towards the future with optimism. No rhetoric and very little nostalgia can be found in this story that gains further strength by displaying an extraordinary self-irony.
SNGCI Special Award
The jury made up by Fulvia Caprara, Laura Delli Colli, Arianna Finos, Miriam Mauti, Cristiana Paternò, Teresa Marchesi, Susanna Rotunno, Stefania Ulivi assigned the award for Best Documentary to Tito’s Glasses by Regina Schilling with the following motivation:
Because it touches on a private story on the end of a world that is forever lost, going over the past without giving way to nostalgia. Politics and everyday life merge in Tito’s Glasses, a film that tells of past heroisms belonging to a great illusion, finding “elsewhere” a balance between past and present.
Youth Jury Award
The jury of students of the Collegio di Milano made up by Sara Barricelli, Davide Brocchi, Francesco Furlanis, Andrea Giudici, Donatella Mancini, Paolo Rodi, Annalaura Tiberini, Elide Vincenti assigned the award for Best Documentary to Tito’s Glasses by Regina Schilling with the following motivation:
For a truth without superstructures, that gives voice to complex stories and brings us closer to a distant reality that is without a doubt worth exploring. If a film manages to establish a dialogue with the audience as it tells a story, the added value is guaranteed.
For the delightful way in which the story pieces together the fragments of a painful past, seducing the audience with quotes meant to impress and an aptly ironic style.For the aesthetic quality of the film and for the beautiful shots that lead us poetically to the places where the story takes place.
For the fitting soundtracks that make an impression and at times steal the scene, completing the viewing experience.
For the way in which a beautiful and light-hearted story made us reflect, following in the footsteps of the main character’s journey to discover the life of her parents.
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