Fiction

Living Stones

A film by Jákob Ladányi Jancsó
Country: Hungary/Austria
Year: 2025
Length: 19'59"

Synopsis
Natasa undergoes therapy at an unorthodox rehabilitation centre far from the city. Her sessions with her therapist are slow and uneasy, as she is reluctant to trust him. When the therapist introduces her to horse therapy, she finds a fragile sense of connection and acceptance that gives her the courage to revisit her darkest moments. The boundaries between therapist and patient start to blur, their interactions grow increasingly intimate and the chasm between healing and harm widens.

Festivals
1. Berlinale (Germany, February 2025)
2. Krakow Film Festival (Poland, May 2025)
3. Friss Hús International Short Film Festival (Hungary, May 2025)
4. Shanghai International Film Festival (China, June 2025)
5. Sarajevo Film Festival (Bosnia/Herzegovina, August 2025)
6. Wiz-Art - Lviv International Short Film Festival (Ukraine, September 2025) - Best Film in International Competition
7. Seminci/Valladolid International Film Week (Spain, October 2025) - Golden Spike in der Kategorie Kurzfilm
8. Alexandre Trauner ART/Film Festival (Ungarn, October 2025) – Best Short Film Prize
9. CinEast - Central and Eastern European Film Festival in Luxembourg (Luxemburg, October 2025)
10. Blue Danube Film Festival (Austria/Hungary/Slovenia, November 2025)
11. Norwich Film Festival (Great Britain, November 2025)
12. Izmir International Short Film Festival (Turkey, November 2025)
13. FRONTDOC International Film Festival (Italy, November 2025)
14. EU Human Rights Film Days Turkiye (Turkey, December 2025)
15. Hungarian Film Week (Hungary, February 2026)
16. Independent Days Filmfest Karlsruhe (Germany, April 2026)
17. Sehsüchte International Student Film Festival (Germany, April 2026)
18. Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia (Japan, May 2026)
19. Mecal Pro, International Short Film and Animation Festival (Spain, May 2026)

Cast
Woman: Lilla Kizlinger
Therapist: Árpád Schilling

Crew
Director: Jákob Ladányi Jancsó
Screenplay: Jákob Ladányi Jancsó, Zsófia Ruttkay,
Producer: István Major
Creative Producer: Gül Togay
Co-Producer: Hermina Fátyol , Márton Berecz , Zsuzsa Román
Cinematographer: Ádám Fillenz
Sound recording: Szabolcs Gáspár
Sound design: Gábor Kerekes
Editor: László Csongor Csurka
Composer: Petra Szászi
Production design: Zsófia Tasnádi
Color correction: Ádám Vándor