A Holiday From Mourning(2020)

Written & Directed by Zara Dwinger

A teenage girl attempts to flee the grief she has felt since her mothers’ death by going on a post-exam trip to a Portuguese party town. But the faster she runs, the more the feeling she is trying to escape from catches up on her.

Short film | 00:14:33 | Narrative Fiction | Themes: Mourning, Youth, Friendship, Love | Colour | 4:3 | The Netherlands | Spoken language: Dutch, English | Subtitles: English | Format: DCP, ProRes | Dolby 5.1 & Stereo LtRt

Festival Selections:

• Nederlands Filmfestival 2020, Gouden Kalf competition, The Netherlands
• Asiana International Short Film Festival 2020, international competition, South-Korea.
• GoShort International Short Film Festival 2021, Dutch competition, the Netherlands
• Vox Feminae Film Festival 2021, international competition, Zagreb, Croatia
• Palm Springs Shortfest 2021, international competition, US.
• Mo&Friese Children’s Short Film Festival 2021, youth competition, Germany.
• Film in de Buurt 2021, short film program, the Netherlands.
• 20minsmax int. short film festival 2021, international competition, Germany
• Winterthur int. short film festival, holiday short program, Switzerland.
• FICBUEU 2021, international competition, Spain