Anita Doron

Writing

Anita Doron

Born June 3, 1974 · Berehove, USSR [now Ukraine] (age 52)

Raised in a family of mountaineering engineers in Transcarpathia, Ukraine, Anita Doron is an award-winning Canadian-Hungarian writer, director, story editor, and shepherd. She wrote the screenplay for The Breadwinner, nominated for both the Academy Award and the Golden Globe. Her work has earned a Canadian Screen Award for Best Writing, along with nominations for the Annie Award and the Humanitas …

Known For

The BreadwinnerThe Breadwinner · 2017
The Breadwinner
7.92017
MovieAnimationWar
A headstrong young girl in Afghanistan, ruled by the Taliban, disguises herself as a boy in order to provide for her family.
FairyheartFairyheart
Fairyheart
MovieAnimationFantasy
As the only fairy child in the immortal fairy kingdom, Lala is fascinated by human children. But humans are outlawed by the wizard Aterpater, who wants to put an end to their existence by cutting a thread tying fairies to humans. Having met Bea, a grieving human girl, Lala is certain humans deserve to live and will sacrifice his fairy heart to restore the thread, saving both fairies and humans too.
Maya & SamarMaya & Samar · 2026
Maya & Samar
7.52026
MovieDramaRomance
Set in contemporary Athens, Maya and Samar tells the story of two young women from conflicting cultures whose brief yet torrid affair endangers the life of one, while propelling the other to instant online fame.
Late FragmentLate Fragment · 2007
Late Fragment
3.82007
MovieDrama
Faye, Kevin and Théo three troubled strangers, three lives fractured by thoughts and acts of violence. In the interactive feature film Late Fragment, their narratives interlock in a unique cinematic experience in which you play a creative and interactive role. Navigating through the movie, you uncover their stories, and their secrets, at will, controlling the flow and direction of the elaborate sequencing with a simple click.
ComradesComrades
Comrades
MovieAnimationHistory
Deported to Siberia after the Russian invasion on Eastern Europe in 1939, Jakub (11) has only one idea in mind: return home to Poland. Thus begins his odyssey, through the Russian gulag, Taiga and soviet Uzbekistan, from childhood to adulthood.
The ImpresarioThe Impresario · 2010
The Impresario
2010
Movie
Walter Homburger helped bring a succession of great musicians to the attention of the world. Using shadow puppets and silhouettes, this short documentary captures the irrepressible spirit of a great impresario.
The Lesser BlessedThe Lesser Blessed · 2012
The Lesser Blessed
5.92012
MovieDrama
Larry, a 16-year-old Tlicho Indian, lives in the small northern town of Fort Simmer. He has a crush on his classmate, Juliet Hope. Larry's past holds a variety of terrors—his father is abusive and he once had an accident that nearly killed him. When Johnny Beck , a young Métis from Hay River, moves to town, things heat up, for better or worse.
With Love and a Major OrganWith Love and a Major Organ · 2024
With Love and a Major Organ
5.82024
MovieDramaFantasy
In an alternate world where hearts are made of objects and suppressing emotions is self-care, a lonely woman rips out her own heart for the man she loves, only to discover that he has run away with it.

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Mystico Fantástico!Mystico Fantástico! · 2011
Mystico Fantástico!
5.02011
Movie
On a typical day, this small town is very peaceful. Grandmothers tell stories of biblical monsters while gently slapping the listener with a shoe. The daily routine of sunset ball play is interrupted only by the call of fresh fried sausages, or, perhaps, by the beckoning of a colorful alcoholic beverage. But this day is not a typical one. This day, the sea does not bring the usual boat engine, fish scull or metal briefcase ashore. Instead, it delivers a woman and a doll. A group of Mexican hipsters beach bums come upon this woman and her doll. Louise -- who may or may not be a disgruntled hippie dropping out, or a failed Ponzi schemer seeking solace in the ocean -- responds to her new surroundings with a coma-like stare.

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