A Fantasy, A Lie
Winner of the 2022-23 Third Coast/RHDF Competition Best Documentary: Non-English Language Award, selected by Final Round Judges Wederik de Backer, Julia Furlan, and Juan Serrano.
2022-23 Third Coast/Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Competition2023 / Pauline Augustyn / Katharina Smets / Self-Published, BEL
Winner of the 2022-23 Third Coast/RHDF Competition Best Documentary: Non-English Language Award, selected by Final Round Judges Wederik de Backer, Julia Furlan, and Juan Serrano.
DESCRIPTION
The story of Jaione, a Basque woman who joined the ETA, the Basque separatist group, at the age of 18 — and ended up in prison in Spain 40 years later.
This documentary is not about guilt or innocence; it’s about why an irreversible choice was made, and what that did to someone’s life and the lives of those around them.
Transcript and subtitles available by visiting A Fantasy, A Lie on vimeo.
This work was originally featured in the 2022-23 Third Coast Competition Showcase, a new way of celebrating Award-Winners, Finalists & Judges.
Full Credits
Pauline Augustyn (Author, Director, Sound), Katharina Smets (Editor), Las Lloronas (Music), Lillofee Meersseman, Piet Ruig (Translators), Manon Hebberecht (Illustration)
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Pauline Augustyn (she/her) graduated in 2022 with the radio documentary 'Une utopie, un mensonge'/’A fantasy, a lie’.
Katharina Smets (she/her) is an audio maker and researcher who uses documentary material for live performances and podcast productions.
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