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Present are the Absent

DIRECTOR / LIEKE HEIL

PRESENT ARE THE ABSENT is an interwoven story about three women, each dealing in their own way with the absence of their loved ones who stayed behind in Ukraine, while they've find refuge in a luxurious but crowded hotel in Poland.

This is a documentary produced by Tjan Tjan Films (Lieke Heil) in co-production with IJswater Films, made with support from Amsterdam Fund for the Arts and VEVAM.

Credits

Festivals

  • 43rd Netherlands Film Festival, the Netherlands 22-29 September 2023

    • World premiere

// Cast

Marta Mediakovska

Anna Vozniuk

Valentyna

Solomiia Kulaienko

// Director

Lieke Heil

// Screenplay

Lieke Heil

// Producer

Lieke Heil

// Co-Producer

Nicky Onstenk (IJswater Films)

Marc Bary (IJswater Films)

// Director of Photography

Lidewei Egbers

// Sound

Lieke Heil

// Editor

Gijs Onvlee, NCE

// Sound Design

Meghan van der Meer

// Post-Production

STORM

// Music

Aengus Havinga

// Production Company

Tjan Tjan Films

IJswater Films

// Funds/ financers

Amsterdams Fund for the Arts

VEVAM Fund

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