Koka
Best Mid-Length Film
Aliaksandr Tsymbaliuk
Poland,
Fiction,
English,
Other,
Russian,
00:47:55
The story centres on an intimate relationship between Koka and his father Stas that live on the edge of Chukotka, the shore of the Bering Sea. The harshness of the local climate and living conditions determines not only the life cycle of its inhabitants but also dictates its own specific forms of love expression and devotion. Stas is a harsh parent, but it seems that this strictness comes from desire to prepare him for the future life in difficult circumstances. The knife that Stas teaches Koka how to use appears more than once in the frame throughout the film. A ritualistic object that will pass from father to son, a metaphor for survival in the harsh tundra.
Film block:
MID-LENGTH / ON FAMILY
Screening:
Palace of Culture Pernik, Hall 2
- Language English, Other, Russian
- Country Poland
- Genre Fiction
- Cinematographer Aliaksandr Tsymbaliuk
- Scriptwriter Aliaksandr Tsymbaliuk
- Producer Jerzy Kapuściński, Ewa Jastrzębska/Munk Studio – Polish Filmmakers Association
- Music Olga Markowska
- Editor Vlad Fishez
- Year of creation 2024
- Duration 00:47:55
Aliaksandr Tsymbaliuk is 34 years old, born and raised in Pinsk, Belarus. At the age of 24 he was enrolled in Lodz Film School to cinematographer department and successfully graduated. During and after his studies he took part in different projects, both in fiction and documentary films.
But as it turned out in the process his inner preference was for documentary films, and he has decided to focus on developing himself as a documentary cinematographer and director. His last major project as a one of cinematographers was “Queendom" dir. Agnia Galdanova which premiered at SXSW 2023 and won prizes on CPHDOX Festival, Zurich Film Festival, Athens International Film Festival, Munich Film Festival, L.A. Outfest.
