Poster Film
— Rododendron
Production: Lighthouse Films
Role: Concept artist and designer
Film role: Graphic Artist
Year: 2021
The short film Rododendron takes us back to the exact day, 27 June 1989, when the fence of infamous "Iron Curtain" was cut. The film shows that historic moment from an unusual perspective: from the point of view of two domestic secret agents of the communist Hungarian Intelligence Service.
The visual idea expresses that unusual perspective: we see a badge of the communist red star, revealing that a single matchstick is holding it, symbolizing the very last days of the communist regime, which is about to be burnt away. The red star, the symbol of communism, is a powerful icon in itself. But we wanted to express that the heydays of communism were over. We showed not the front, but the back of that badge. Attached to a single matchstick, this symbol is really about expressing the last spark of communism, thus creating a poetic reference to the film's theme.
Film link: https://youtu.be/0I464S4dclw
Poster
News portals
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10626726/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_7_nm_1_q_Rododendron
https://www.lbbonline.com/news/white-rabbit-budapest-provides-production-design-for-short-film-rhododendron
https://www2.eurobest.com/winners/2020/industry_craft/entry.cfm?entryid=945&award=3