György Méhész
Directing
Biography
György Méhész is a debutant filmmaker from Hungary. He graduated in London, in 2023 while writing and directing his first fiction short film Nyomavész (2024). His early works included many different experimental short films while also appearing in minor roles for multiple feature films and TV series'. He is living and working in Hungary as a freelance filmmaker.
Known For
On the grounds of a medieval German university town looms an imposing Ginkgo biloba, a tree whose longevity stands in marked contrast to three intimate, human-scaled stories. In 1908, the university’s first female student gains admission into the prestigious botany department, confronting the sexism of both professors and peers. In 1972, amidst counterculture movements, a reserved student finds his attention captured by a fellow housemate and the geranium plant she studies. In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, a neuroscientist from Hong Kong secures the help of a renowned botanist for an experiment on the old Ginkgo tree.
Silent Friend
Set in 19th century Vienna, Ignac Semmelweis, a short-tempered but passionate doctor, delivers babies and carries out autopsies on a daily basis while looking for the cause of puerperal fever, the mysterious epidemic that decimates patients in the hospital.
Semmelweis
Three strangers appear unexpectedly as the cold early spring night falls on a ranger's lodge. The ranger has to face the eerie situation, while being reminded of his solitude.