About this submission

When a teenager gets attacked by peers, his hard-headed mother comes up with a plan to protect him from further harassment. Set in an urban Macedonian neighborhood, this short observes the interplay of gender roles and intergenerational violence, with equal touches of dry humor and family melodrama.

Leon Ristov

Creator

Leon Ristov is a Macedonian filmmaker based in New York. The first from his country to attend the Film MFA at Columbia University, he is currently completing his studies as a Miloš Forman Fellow. His short I’M CALLING YOUR FATHER (2020) screened at the Sarajevo Film Festival, NFFTY, and over 20 festivals worldwide, winning two Grand Prix. His upcoming project, EARLY PICKUP, was selected for Clermont-Ferrand EuroConnection.