Through candid, revealing interviews, Echo of You [+leggi anche:
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This is the synopsis of Zara Zerny’s debut feature, set to world-premiere shortly in IDFA’s Luminous strand. Before embarking on this project, she helmed several successful shorts, such as Goodnight Birdy (winner of the Award for Best International Short Film at IndieCork in 2015), Aqua Mamas (winner of the Award for Best Short at the Mexico International Film Festival in 2018) and Shoot for the Moon (awarded with a Special Mention at the Drama International Short Film Festival in 2014).

Echo of You was produced by Maria Møller Kjeldgaard for Denmark’s Manna Film.

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