PRYVOZ. TALES OF A MARKET

Synopsis

The film documents the life of one of the oldest and largest European markets. Passion on both sides of the counter, loaders’ dreams, hidden fantasies of fish sellers… Security guards and flea market manager share their thoughts about the universe and the meaning of life. The past, the present, the future, and other gypsy predictions, “the most correct weight” and generous portions on trial. There are all kinds of town folks at the Pryvoz. They are exposed and revealed! Everybody comes here, and everyone finds something to him/herself. Someone who searches for miracles or metamorphoses – in destiny, human soul, and time – also would not go out of there with empty hands.

About the director

Eva Neymann (b. 1974, Zaporozhye, Ukraine) studied law at university in the German town of Marburg and film direction at the German Film and Television Academy in Berlin. After her successful short film FRIERE EIN, TAUE AUF (2001) she made several documentaries which were screened at various international film festivals (JUST LIKE OLD TIMES, 2004; DAS MEER SEHEN, 2005; GOD’S WAYS, 2007). In 2007 she turned out her feature film debut AT THE RIVER, which received its international premiere at the Rotterdam IFF. Her second feature film HOUSE WITH A TURRET (2012) was screened in Karlovy Vary’s East of the West competition. SONG OF SONGS, her third feature, screened at Karlovy Vary IFF 2015. Her latest work is the film PRYVOZ (2021), selected at DocLisboa IFF 2021.