Ultra
Hungary, Greece2017documentary81'Konkurs dokumentalny (2017)
The 246 km long Spartathlon commemorates a historical run from Athens to Sparta. Out of 400 ultramarathoners from across the world usually fewer than half make it to the finish line. The camera follows four participants (including the film director) revealing various factors that motivate them in this extreme venture. Regardless of whether they achieve their aims, the runners challenge their limitations and weaknesses.
- directed by
- Balázs Simonyi
Independent film director and producer. Born in 1980 in Budapest, he earned a degree in Literature and Film and is currently studying for a PhD in Art Theory. His short documentary films have been screened and awarded at the most prestigious film festivals, including Cannes, Karlove Vary, Seattle, Vancouver, Krakow and St. Louis. He works at BuSho, a short film festival in Budapest, as an organiser and selector.
- cinematography
- Zoltán Lovasi, Csaba Hernáth, Bálint Nagy, Gergely Vass, Balázs Révész
- music
- Balazs Alpar
- sound
- Peter Benjamin Lukacs
- editing
- Thomas Ernst
- production
- László Józsa, Balázs Simonyi (Speak Easy Project)
- Photo
