Once Upon a Time Gypsies

2009 / fiction short / surreal dramedy / 28 min.

Sinopsis

Ramko is a poor 16-year-old gypsy inventor who lives with his entire family in a scrapyard. He dreams big about becoming an astronaut while his family is mocking this ambition. So, Ramko builds a flying machine out of an old clock in the hope that time will fly him over the ocean, to America.

Script & Director: Raluca-Maria Rusu

Producers: Jonas Böhler, Florian Müssener

DoP: Driss Azhari

Set Design: Saskia van de Calseijde

Costumes: Elisabeth Burgmer

Music: Eleganci

Nominations

GERMAN DESIGN PRIZE

FIRST STEPS AWARD BERLIN