Private Project

Galička Svadba - The Sleeping Beauty Effect

The film „Galička Svadba - The Sleeping Beauty Effect“ tells the story about the human desire for roots, tradition and identity in the mountainous region of MACEDONIA.

GERMAN VERSION AVAILABLE
Including traditional music, dances and traditional costumes as well as interviews of professional ethnologists, former brides pairs, artists and the young generation.

Galičnik is an abandoned village in the mountainous region of the Balkan State Macedonia. Tough its former citizens left their idyllic village decades ago, they all come back every year in the early summer and celebrate a 48 hours lasting, traditional wedding. This ritual is called „Galička Svadba“ which means „Wedding of Galičnik“. Meanwhile, this event attracts more than 3.000 visitors from all over the world to join and even became part of the national statement which presents the Macedonian culture throughout the world.

  • Christine Detmers
    Director
  • Christine Detmers
    Writer
  • Christine Demters
    Producer
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Galička Svadba - Erwachen der schlafenden Schönheit
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Genres:
    Balkan, Folklore, Tradition, Wedding, Macedonia, Garps, Teshkoto, Identity, Roots, Traditional Dances, Traditional Music, Traditional Garps, Saving Culture
  • Runtime:
    39 minutes 30 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    February 1, 2019
  • Production Budget:
    20,000 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Germany
  • Country of Filming:
    Macedonia, the former Yugoslav Republic of
  • Language:
    English, German, Macedonian
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Central Florida Film Fest
    Maitland FL 32751
    United States
    December 28, 2019
    United Stated of America
    Nominated Best Documentary
Director Biography - Christine Detmers

Born in Herford, Germany. Studied Economy and International Marketing Management (M.A.) at the International School of Management in Dortmund and Acting (Diploma) at the Bühnenstudio Acting School in Hamburg. Since 2017 Managing Director at the Detmers Getreide-Vollwertkost GmbH. Active as a free journalist, writer, director and actor. Lives in Berlin, Germany.

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Director Statement

In the preparation of the shooting, I was expecting to make a film about a traditional Macedonian wedding which takes place at a little village in the mountainous region of western Macedonia.

But during the shooting, more precisely directly during the very first interview, I realized that this is going to be a story about the human desire for keeping roots and tradition alive to feel the own identity. That is what we found in the village of Galicnik. All participants of the Galicka Svadba aspire to keep the elapsed way of life of their ancestors alive.

So, the film actually could be told in many other abonded places in the world. But the wedding ceremony as a bridge to the good old days seems to be the most romantic one. It was a good choice.