Wishing on a Star

Peter Kerekes

Luciana is an Italian astrologer. She believes that life is affected by the position of the constellations at the moment of our birth. If we want to change our life, it is enough to visit a place with a favorable constellation on our birthday: the day on which we get the opportunity to be “born again” every year. Many people contact Luciana about their problems, and the film follows their stories and birthday trips. Beneath the humorous mood, this film is an empathetic search for meaning in a chaos-filled cosmos.

Italy, Slovakia, Austria, Czech Republic, Croatia 2024, '99

DIRECTOR: Peter Kerekes

SCENARIO: Erica Barbiani i Peter Kerekes

CAMERA: Martin Kollar

MONTAGE: Marek Šulík

MUSIC: Lucia Chuťková

PRODUCERS: Erica Barbiani, Lucia Candelpergher (Videomante), Peter Kerkes, Anna Mach Rumanová (Peter Kerkes Films), Roman Genský (Slovačka radiotelevizija), Ralph Wieser (Mischief Films), Vít Schmarc (Artcam Films), Vanja Jambrović, Tibor Keser (Restart), Stefano Centini (Volos Films)

PRODUCTION: Videomante (IT), Peter Kerekes Films (SK), Slovačka radiotelevizija (SK), Mischief Films (AT), Artcam Films (CZ), Restart (HR), Volos Films (IT)

FESTIVALS & AWARDS:

Venice FF (2024)
TIFF (2024)

Peter Kerekes

Born in 1973, Košice, Slovakia, Peter Kerekes has directed many award winning documentaries. Although he initially wanted to direct fiction films, his first documentary about the Slovak poet Erik Groch swayed his interest towards this form of film expression. Since 2003, he has been working with the same consolidated creative team: Martin Kollar as DOP, and Marek Sulik as editor. His filmography includes documentaries such as Velvet Terrorists (2013.) and Cooking History (2009).

Wishing on a Star

Peter Kerekes

Peter Kerekes

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