On an ordinary day at work, Paola starts to feel that she is missing out something exciting in her life.

PAOLA MAKES A WISH by Zhannat Alshanova
Fiction / Comedy – 8 min – Kazakhstan, Switzerland

“Envisioned precisely to the detail and edited to perfection by Zhannat Alshanova, realized through the workshop held by Béla Tarr at Locarno Film Festival (where the film premiered before going to Sundance to compete in the official shorts competition), Paola Makes a Wish is the most accurate portrait of [the nature of sex and the female perception of it].” – Ubiquarian

CAST
Christina Proserpio, Ana Shametaj, Valentina Manzoni

CREW
Written, directed, produced, edited by : Zhannat Alshanova
Creative Producer: Béla Tarr
Cinematography : Alex Takacs
Sound: Tiago Cardoso, Dinis Henriques (Pulsar Studios)

ZHANNAT ALSHANOVA
Zhannat is a writer/director from Kazakhstan. She directed short films that played in various international festivals, including Cannes, Locarno, Sundance etc. Her debut feature project Mother Tongue was selected for Asian Project Market 2019 (Busan IFF), where it won ArteKino International Award. She is a London Film School and Berlinale Talents alumna.
www.instagram.com/al_zhannat
www.zalshanova.com

FESTIVALS
Locarno Film Festival
Sundance Film Festival
PÖFF Shorts
Vladivostok International Film Festival
Thess Int. Short Film Festival
Leeds International Film Festival
Guanajuato International Film Festival
Calcutta International Film Festival – (WINNER – BEST DIRECTOR)
and more+

Zhannat Alshanova on the making-of : www.bit.ly/3d3qP3v
Learn more about the film : www.bit.ly/3d4O50U

DISTRIBUTION & SALES
Travelling Distribution
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CONTACT
Travelling / Attn : Tam Dan Vu / coordo@travellingdistribution.com / 1 514 467-8160
Zhannat Alshanova / zhannat.alshanova@gmail.com