I Am Not Your Friend

I Am Not Your Friend is a film of improvisations - not only from the part of the nine amateur actors, but from the D.O.P, the director and the scriptwriters as well. The story unfolded itself instantly by the reactions and ideas of actors during the 20 days of shooting and developed into what is presented to the audience. But the story perhaps is less important than the world which opens up in front of us, a taste of Budapest in January 2008.

American Cinematheque Los Angeles, CA • BAMCínematek Brooklyn, NY • Calgary International Film Festival Calgary, AB • Denver Film Festival Denver, CO • European Union Film Showcase Silver Spring, MD • SEE Fest Los Angeles, CA • Toronto International Film Festival Toronto, ON

György started shooting experimental Super 8 movies and began making a name for himself while still in school at Budapest’s Theater and Film Academy (1995–2002) where he studied direction. He drew international attention with his writer-director feature debut Hukkle, honored with a European Film Award for Discovery of the Year, and at more than 100 festivals in the world. His second feature, Taxidermia debuted at Cannes Un Certain Regardes and among several prizes received the Best Director Award at the 2006 Transylvania International Film Festival and Antalya IFF. After his experimental improvisation movie, I Am Not Your Friend, his fourth long feature Final Cut – Ladies and Gentlemen was the closing film of Cannes Classics in 2012. 

To date he has directed seven features, many shorts, theater plays, VR360 shorts and also commercials and music videos. In 2024, extensive retrospectives of György's work were hosted in both New York and Los Angeles.