Loránd Balázs IMRE
Born in 1979, in Balassagyarmat, Hungary. Stories have interested him from an early age. At university, he studied literature and journalism. Years spent in the US formed his identity. In 2008, he joined his friend’s company, Speak Easy Project. In 2010, they produced their first web-video; in 2013, their first documentary, which was also directed by Balázs. Currently resides in Berlin, Germany.
Filmography:
Crossroads (2014)
Leave/Stay: London (2014)
Leave/Stay: New York (2013)
Past events
- 02.10.2014, 16:00 - 17:00, Studio TVP3 Szczecin, New Visegrad Cinema
Films
- Menjek/Mardajak: New York30'
Menjek/Mardajak: New York / Leave/Stay: New York
Production: HUN 2013In the recent two decades, the number of Hungarians considering living in a foreign country has tripled. Leave/Stay: New York is the pilot episode of independent documentary film series on the migration trends, life experiences, dilemmas and world of the contemporary Hungarian youth, the generation of the “new mobility”. Mirjam and Attila, two young Hungarians, the main characters of the movie, live their everyday lives in New York City. They left their home country with different goals; they live lives very different from one another, yet they are bound by the same dilemma of leaving or staying.
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