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VOLTE

POLISH TITLE: WOLTA

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Zuzia -12, has been training vaulting for two years and has extraordinary role topping the acrobatic pyramid. She is “flyer” lifted by the stronger and more experienced vaulters-“base”. Another intensive season begins. During training sessions it becomes apparent that the girl has lost some of her grace and lightnes. At first the coach blames the “base” but they admit that Zuzia is too big to lift her. It became clear that she is “just growing” and her role is given over to a younger girl.

TRAILER
GENRE:
documentary
COUNTRY:
Poland
RUNNING TIME:
14'
YEAR:
DIRECTING:
Monika Kotecka, Karolina Poryzała
SCRIPT:
Monika Kotecka, Karolina Poryzała
DOP:
Monika Kotecka
EDITOR:
Katarzyna Sawicka
PRODUCTION:
Studio Munka
COPRODUCTION:
O.K.O Film Marcin Janiec, CUKRY Krzysztof Kuczyk, Mikołaj Syguda, Monika Kotecka, Karolina Poryzała

Monika Kotecka »

Cinematographer, director, and photographer. Graduate of Photography at the European Photography Academy in Warsaw and of Cinematography at the Lodz Film School. Her films have been presented at such festivals as Cannes, Berlinale, Sundance, BFI London, Visions du Réel, and IDFA. She has worked with various types of video art, from music videos and commercials to feature films, both in Polish and international projects. Over the years, she has developed her own style of visual storytelling, particularly in documentary, focusing on intimate observation of the subject—a prominent feature of her visual language. Her short film Volte, awarded at Hot Docs 2017, nominated for the Silver Eye Award at the East Silver Market, and screened at over 50 festivals around the world, is currently part of the Op-Docs collection on The New York Times platform and was the first Polish documentary to be nominated for the American Cinema Eye Honors Award.

Karolina Poryzała »

Photographer and screenwriter. She studied zoology at the Warsaw University of Life Sciences, then completed the film directing programme at the Audiovisual Arts School. She studied photography at the Łódź Film School and finished a scriptwriting course at the Kraków Scriptwriting School. Her graduation project “Troma Trip America” was shown at numerous galleries, including the prestigious FOAM in Amsterdam. She is working on a TV-series script and developing her debut feature film screenplay. 

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