KOKA
On the coast of the Bering Sea, where time has stopped, a father and son make a living by fishing. They live in austere, almost ascetic conditions where the rhythm of life is determined by successive fishing trips. Since his earliest years, Koka has been mastering the practical skills of survival in the difficult conditions in this part of the globe under the vigilant eye of his father. Nevertheless, when freed from his duties, he goes back to the carefree world of his childhood. Shot with tenderness, it is an intimate story about the relationship between a father and son where care and love are mixed with rigour and discipline.
- GENRE:
- documentary
- COUNTRY:
- Poland
- RUNNING TIME:
- 48'
- YEAR:
- 2024
- COLOUR:
- colour
- DIRECTING:
- Aliaksandr Tsymbaliuk
- SCRIPT:
- Aliaksandr Tsymbaliuk
- DOP:
- Aliaksandr Tsymbaliuk
- EDITOR:
- Vlad Fishez
- MUSIC:
- Olga Markowska
- PRODUCTION:
- Ewa Jastrzębska, Jerzy Kapuściński, Studio Munka - SFP
AT FESTIVALS:
- DOC.BERLIN Documentary Film Festival (2024, Germany), 2024 (Best Short Movie) (screening)
- Visions du Réel International Film Festival (2024, Switzerland), 2024 (Special Youth Jury Award for a Medium Length Film)
- Ghent Viewpoint Documentary Film Festival (Belgium, 2024), 2024 (Najlepszy Dokumentalny Film Średniometrażowy)
- 64th Krakow Film Festival (Poland, 2024), 2024 (Nagroda za Najlepsze Zdjęcia)
- Curtas Vila do Conde International Film Festival (2024, Portugal), 2024 (competition)
- Beyond Borders - Kastellorizo International Documentary Festival (2024, Greece), 2024 (Grand Prix)
- Verona International Film Festival (2024, Italy), 2024 (Best Documentary Film)
- Toronto Arthouse Film Festival (2024, Canada), 2024 (Best Documentary Film, Best Documentary Film)
- Doc.Boston Documentary Film Festival (2024, USA), 2024 (Best Short Documentary)
- Mares da Fin do Mundo International Documentary Film Festival (2024, Spain), 2024 (Best Film)
- EnergaCAMERIMAGE Międzynarodowy Festiwal Filmowy (2024, Poland), 2024 (competition)
- Big Sky Documentary Film Festival, 2025, USA, 2025 (Artistic Vision)
- ArtDocFest, 2025, Latvia, 2025 (competition)
- 17th edition of the International Film Festival "Pêcheurs du monde", 2025, France, 2025 (Young Jury Award, Best Film Award)
- 44th Jean Rouch International Film Festival, 2025, France, 2025 (Special Mention)
- Freiburger Filmforum – Festival of Transcultural Cinema, 2025, Germany, 2025 (competition)
- In the Palace International Short Film Festival, 2025, Bulgaria, 2025 (Award for Best Medium-Length Documentary)
- Rhodope International Film Festival, 2025, Bulgaria, 2025 (Best Mid-Length Documentary Award)
- 18th edition of the Faito DOC Festival, 2025, Italy, 2025 (competition)
- MDOC - Melgaço International Documentary Film Festival, 2025, Portugal, 2025 (competition)
- 22th PROVINZIALE - Filmfest Eberswalde, 2025, Germany, 2025 (competition)
- Foça International Archaeology and Cultural Heritage Documentary Film Festival, 2025, Turkey, 2025 (competition)
- STIFF Student International Film Festival, 2025, Croatia, 2025 (competition)