Caretakers
What does a woman owe to her family, her patient, herself? Caretakers follows two Hungarian women abroad, caring for the elderly while their own lives unravel. Zsuzsa returns home from Germany to an unfinished house and a dysfunctional relationship. Beata remains in Brooklyn, undocumented, rediscovering her womanhood beside Mancika, her 99-year-old patient, while falling for a man half her age. Both sacrificed everything for a life they could control. Caretakers finds them in the gap between what they gave up and what they got and asks, whether any of it was ever really a choice.
Production stage: Production
Estimated release: Spring 2027
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Ambrus is a Hungarian documentary director and cinematographer, he has a passion for capturing intimate stories. After earning an MA in Film Studies, he worked as a Camera Assistant on narrative features before transitioning to documentary filmmaking. He has created documentary shorts for independent productions, online journals, and NGOs, and completed a Documentary Studies program at The New School in New York City. His diploma short was screened at DOCNYC, showcasing his talent for portraying authentic human experiences. He teaches Film Production at Brandeis University, Massachusetts, USA and is in post-production with his first feature, Caretakers.
Rita Balogh is a Hungarian producer and filmmaker, co-founder of OTHER FILMS and the Budapest International Documentary Festival. An Emerging Producers and IDFAcademy alumna, she develops international documentaries combining cinematic ambition with social relevance. Her latest production, The Taste of Democracy, premiered at Tallinn Black Nights and DOC NYC in 2026.
Brigitta is a Spain-based Hungarian film editor with over 20 years of experience in documentary, animation, and fiction. She studied at the University of Theatre and Film Arts in Budapest, the Norwegian Film School, and Eötvös Loránd University. Her credits include Free Entry (Yvonne Kerékgyártó, SXSW Gamechanger Award), Balcony (Dávid Dell’edera, Annecy Grand Prize), and Too Close (Botond Püsök, FIPA Doc Young Europeans Award). She is the development editor of Zebra Dreams by Botond Püsök and the creative producer of Réka Pinczés’ Chronically Undateable, a Hungarian-German co-production in post-production, and currently editing Caretakers (Ambrus Hernádi). She also teaches at academic and professional levels.