THREE SPARKS

Naomi Uman • Mexico, Albania • 2023 • 95 min. • 16mm & Video

SYNOPSIS

This film in three parts explores traditions in rural Albania and the role of women in society. The project begins by describing the filmmaker’s relationship to the country and an unwanted personal sacrifice which solidifies this connection. The film moves into a poetic portrayal of village life and the roles of women in society and concludes with a video piece, revealing the villagers active participation in their own depiction.

TRAILER

AWARDS

Best Film at “Reflecting Albania” Competition
Tirana International Film Festival. Albania (2023)

FESTIVALS & ALTERNATIVE SCREENINGS

IFFR International Film Festival Rotterdam | Tiger Competition. Netherlands (2023)
Prismatic Ground Festival. United States (2023)
FICUNAM International Film Festival. Mexico (2023)
Golden Apricot International Film Festival Yerevan. Armenia (2023)
Marienbad Film Festival. Czech Republic (2023)
New Horizons International Film Festival. Poland (2023)
DokuFest International Documentary and Short Film Festival. Kosovo (2023)
National Gallery of Art. United States (2023)
Metrograph Theater NYC. United States (2023)
DMZ International Documentary Film Festival. South Korea (2023)
Film Fest Gent. Belgium (2023)
Mediterranean Film Festival. Bosnia & Herzegovina (2023)
Family Film Project. Portugal (2023)
Morelia International Film Festival. Mexico (2023)
ULTRACinema. Mexico (2023)
Mostra de València: Cinema del Mediterrani. Spain (2023)
MIDBO Muestra Internacional de Cine Documental de Bogotá. Colombia (2023)
Union Cinema, Milwaukee. United States (2023)
Annaba Mediterranean Film Festival. Algeria (2023)
IFFI Goa International Film Festival of India. India (2023)
CORRIENTE Encuentro latinoamericano de cine de no ficción. Peru (2023)
This Human World International Human Rights Film Festival. Austria (2023)
Festival Film Dokumenter. Indonesia (2023)
UC Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive. United States (2024)
Cinema Verité International Documentary Film Festival. Iran (2023)

PRESS

"Each segment of three sparks differs from the last, as each fold in its structure enacts a humble gesture of revolt, collapsing dissimilar voices, experiences, and aesthetics into a quicksilver vision of collective being."

SCREEN SLATE • by Nicolas Pedrero-Setzerre

CREW

DIRECTOR, PRODUCER, SCRIPTWRITER, CAMERA, EDITING & SOUND
Naomi Uman

COLOR GRADING
Rodrigo Moreno

TITLE DESIGN
Naomi Uman
Ana Chimal

FOLEY AND ASSISTANT SOUND DESIGN
Homero Glez

VOICE
Sarmen Almond

WORLD SALES & FESTIVALS
María Vera (Kino Rebelde)