Waiting for August
Teodora Ana Mihai
| Belgium, Romania
| 2014
| 88 min
Though she’s just turned 15, Georgiana has no time for teenage dreams. After her unemployed mother is forced to leave their home in Romania to find work, she’s left to take care of her six siblings. Hot Docs winner Waiting for August is a nuanced and intimate portrait of the lives of these brave but ultimately vulnerable children.
Director Teodora Ana Mihai
Producer Hanne Phlypo, Antoine Vermeesch
Premiere Australian Premiere
Section International Competition
Antenna Award Winner Best International Documentary
Festival Year 2014