The Professional Parent
TITLE
The Professional Parent
DIRECTOR
Erik Jasaň
COUNTRY
Romania, Slovakia
YEAR
2024
DURATION
15′
GENRE
Fiction
The Professional Parent
Ingrid, a single mother living with her daughter and grandmother in an eastern Slovak village where Roma face stigma, becomes a professional parent to a Roma girl to survive.
DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY - Erik Jasaň
Erik Jasaň is a Slovak director, screenwriter, and producer whose work explores sensitive issues affecting Slovak society. His debut short, The Professional Parent, was screened for the Short Film Corner at the 78th Festival de Cannes and received an Honorable Mention Award at the Oscar®-qualifying 44th Thomas Edison Film Festival. The film was also selected by several Oscar®-qualifying festivals including the 50th Odense International Film Festival, 53rd Huesca Film Festival, 41st St Kilda Film Festival, 20th HollyShorts Film Festival, 17th Bali International Film Festival, 24th Lebu International Film Festival, and 11th Alexandria Short Film Festival.
- DirectorErik Jasaň
- Screenplay Erik Jasaň
- CinematographyTudor Mircea
- CastIngrid Lehotska, Olga Solarova, Klara Svitekova, Marianna Krokova, Andrej soltes
- EditingCatalin Cristutiu
- Producer/s Erik Jasaň, Marian Crisan
- Production Companydog 95 film factory (Slovakia), Rova films (Romania)
- Distributor/s origine films (France) Distributor Worldwide All Rights DOG 95 FILM FACTORY Distributor Slovakia All Rights
- Project TitleThe Professional Parent
- Project TypeFiction
- Completion Date1 January 2024
- Country of originRomania, Slovakia
- Country of filmingRomania, Slovakia
- LanguageRomany, Slovak
- First-time Filmmaker Yes
- Student ProjectNo
Erik Jasaň
Erik Jasaň is a Slovak director, screenwriter, and producer whose work explores sensitive issues affecting Slovak society. His debut short, The Professional Parent, was screened for the Short Film Corner at the 78th Festival de Cannes and received an Honorable Mention Award at the Oscar®-qualifying 44th Thomas Edison Film Festival. The film was also selected by several Oscar®-qualifying festivals including the 50th Odense International Film Festival, 53rd Huesca Film Festival, 41st St Kilda Film Festival, 20th HollyShorts Film Festival, 17th Bali International Film Festival, 24th Lebu International Film Festival, and 11th Alexandria Short Film Festival.
