Opening Night – 21st Verzió International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival
Unusually, this year Boráros Square will host the opening speech and a special street performance. The choice of location was inspired by the opening film of the festival, the documentary KIX. As in previous years, the screening of the film will take place in Trafó, where we will walk together.
Programme at Boráros Square:
18:30 MEETING at the Borárus statue
19:00-19:30 PERFORMANCE and OPENING SPEECH
Can I step in? Street performance by NPSZ Collective: Noémi noya Szántusz and Mikolt Tózsa
You have to break it all down and then you don't have to think.
Welcome by Enikő Gyureskó, festival director.
Opening speech by KRISZTA BÓDIS, writer, psychologist, documentary filmmaker, director of the Van Helyed Foundation.
19:30-20:00 A SHORT WALK to TRAFÓ
After the opening speech, we will leave Boráros Square and walk together to Trafó. As guests of honor, we will be joined by representatives of civil organizations whose focus areas are related to the films at the festival.
If you do not wish to attend the open-air event, you can go directly to Trafó, where registration will start at 19:30.
Programme at Trafó - SOLD OUT!
20:00 Short presentation of the programme of the 21st Verzió and introduction of the jury members.
Opening Film
KIX is a 12-year odyssey following Sanyi's journey from a rowdy street kid in Budapest to a disillusioned young adult. Fueled by an unlikely friendship with filmmakers Dávid and Bálint, the film captures the evolution of Sanyi's life marked by family struggles, school issues, and the weight of surrogate fatherhood to his newborn sister. As Sanyi faces the challenges of adolescence, the filmmakers shift from active participants to observers in his life's troubles; these culminate in a tragic turn of events forcing him to confront the responsibilities of adulthood.
