Private Project

I sit and look out

The film consists of a coherent series of different absurd scenes that are constantly interrupted by the narrator’s internal monologue, which is about a photographic research. In the alternation of realistic and surreal images, the inner theme of the film unfolds, reflecting various social problems in the form of a unique artistic idea. The title I Sit and look out, and the three captions - which separate the beginning of the realistic and surreal planes - I See, I Hear and I Listen, together intend to unfold the theme or message of the film - through the images of the film - which ultimately calls for attention from the audience to one thing: to thinking.

  • Gábor Balázs
    Director
  • Gábor Balázs
    Writer
  • Gábor Balázs
    Producer
  • Farkas Lóránd
    Key Cast
    "Narrator"
  • M. Tóth Géza
    Consultant
  • Gábor Balázs
    Animator, editor
  • Gábor Balázs
    Sound Design
  • Miklós Sándor
    Sound Design
  • Tömöri-Magyar Erik
    Sound Design
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Ülök és nézem
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Experimental, Short, Student
  • Genres:
    Experimental, Drama
  • Runtime:
    10 minutes 9 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    June 15, 2021
  • Production Budget:
    2,200 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Romania
  • Country of Filming:
    Romania
  • Language:
    Hungarian
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Black & White
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Babeș-Bolyai University
  • Animest International Animation Film Festival
    Bucharest
    Romania
    October 12, 2021
    Best Romanian Short
  • International Filmschool Festival Tetouan
    Tetouan
    Morocco
    November 26, 2021
    Jury Prize
  • Tbilisi 2nd International Short Film Internet Festival “Diogenes 2021”
    Tbilisi
    Georgia
    December 15, 2021
    Jury Prize
  • See Online Film Festival
    Skopje
    Macedonia, the former Yugoslav Republic of
    December 15, 2021
    Best Animation
  • Mediawave Film Festival
    Kiscsősz
    Hungary
    May 6, 2022
    Hungarian Premier
    Special Award-Best transition
  • Alter-Native International Film Festival
    Targu Mures
    Romania
    October 1, 2021
    Official Selection
  • Autumn in Voronet International Film Fesztival
    Gura Humorului
    Romania
    October 8, 2021
    Official Selection
  • Kolozsvári Magyar Film Napok
    Cluj Napoca
    Romania
    August 19, 2021
    Romanian Premier
    Official Selection
  • Dracula Film Festival
    Brasov
    Romania
    October 14, 2021
    Official Selection
  • EATSA ARTLAB

    Portugal
    Official Selection
  • First-Time Filmmaker Sessions

    United Kingdom
    Official Selection
  • Cinestesia Fest
    Bogota
    Colombia
    South American Premier
    Official Selection
  • Wide Open Experimental Film Festival
    Oklahoma City
    United States
    April 9, 2022
    North American Premier
    Official Selection
  • Student Cuts Film Festival
    Ljutomer
    Slovenia
    May 13, 2022
    Slovenian Premier
    Official Selection
  • Anibar Animation Festival
    Peja
    Kosovo
    Official Selection
  • Neum Animated Film Festival
    Neum
    Bosnia and Herzegovina
    August 28, 2022
    Official Selection
  • Alexandre Trauner Art/Film Festival
    Szolnok
    Hungary
    October 12, 2022
    Official Selection
  • Filmtettfeszt
    Cluj-Napoca
    Romania
    October 10, 2022
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Gábor Balázs

MA projects:
Nem történik semmi (2021) – Short Documentary
Intermezzo – A tömeg tudattalan tevékenysége (2020) – Short film (co-director)
Bizonyságtétel (2020) – Documentary (created with mobile phone)
Heroin (2020) – Videoclip

BA projects:
Half an hour silence (2019) – Finalist, TIFF Local Competition (2020) – Experimental film
Untitled (2019) – Sand animation
This is a cup (2018) – Animation

High school projects:
Papers (2016) - III. díj, BIG Diákfilmfesztivál U19 (2017) – Animation
Alternative (2015) – I. díj, BIG Diákfilmfesztivál U19 (2016) – Short film
What if… (2014) – Animation

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