Private Project

We Don't Exist

A record number of poor people queued up on Christmas day to get free food in the center of Budapest.
Meanwhile, the extra populist government has redefined the statistical categories in order to be able to communicate that there is almost no poverty left in Hungary.

The semi-documentaristic short film inspired by Béla Tarr the almost one-shot steadycam visual showing the faces of these poor people is contrasted to sound bites of Hungarian politicians, who are claiming - in fact, falsely - that there are less poor people in the country.

  • Barna Szasz
    Director
  • Balázs Révész
    Steady-cam operator
  • Győző Czettele
    Steady-cam operator
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Experimental, Short, Web / New Media
  • Genres:
    documentary, poverty, populism
  • Runtime:
    4 minutes 44 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    September 1, 2016
  • Production Budget:
    500 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Hungary
  • Country of Filming:
    Hungary
  • Language:
    Hungarian
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital, 720p
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director - Barna Szasz