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Raindance, the independent international film festival and film school that aims to show the very best in new cinema - from the UK and around the world - is presenting not one but two Hungarian debutes in 2020.
The programme specialises in first-time directors and discovery, and both Hungarian entries are discussing thought provoking topics highly relevant to the generation Z, millenials and all of us in the modern society.
FOMO (2019)
Feature Film
Film and Q&A available: 28 Oct – 7 Nov 2020
Teenage friends Gergö, Patrik, Bandi and Ábris are into three things: partying, sex and their online following. One night, at a drunken house party, vulnerable Lilla falls victim to the boys. A dare gets out of hand and the youngsters' world changes forever overnight.
Watch FOMO - Fear of Missing Out (2019), Attila Hartung's first feature film followed by a Q&A here.
U up? (2020)
Short Film
Film available: 28 Oct – 7 Nov 2020
Home alone, Ben receives a short but telling message from his online dating buddy Nico. The latter's detached behaviour prevents Ben from feeling like he can show his real emotions. Viktória Szemerédy's U Up? (2020) examines courtship, foreplay and how fear of rejection can blur one's judgement...
Watch the short film here.