I AM KUBA
POLISH TITLE: JESTEM KUBA
When the family business goes bankrupt Kuba (12) and Mikołaj's (8) parents are forced to leave Poland to find work abroad. "I am Kuba" is a coming-of-age film about Kuba who takes care of his little brother while his parents are away. As times goes by, Kuba becomes a teenager and rejects the big responsibility on his young shoulders. His family is forced to make a life changing decision.
- GENRE:
- documentary
- COUNTRY:
- Poland
- RUNNING TIME:
- 60'
- YEAR:
- 2014
- DIRECTING:
- Åse Svenheim Drivenes
- SCRIPT:
- Åse Svenheim Drivenes
- DOP:
- Jacek Gruszka, Michal Jarosiński
- EDITOR:
- Robert Stengård
- SOUND:
- Lydhodene v/Håkon Lammetun, Petter Fagelund
- PRODUCTION:
- AMP Polska, Tone Grøttjord for Sant & Usant AS, Anita Rehoff Larsen, Ma.ja.de v/Heino Deckert
- COPRODUCTION:
- AMP Polska v/Edward Porembny, Ma.ja.de v/Heino Deckert
Åse Svenheim Drivenes »
was born in 1977 in Tromsø in northern Norway. Her directorial debut was the documentary film, Our Man in Kirkenes (2010) premiered at Tromsø Int. Filmfestival and screened at NRK and YLE. Åse is one of the directors behind the award-winning Norwegian TV series A little piece of Thailand. I am Kuba is Åse’s second film as director of a creative documentary. The film is co-produced with Poland, Germany and The Netherlands.
AT FESTIVALS:
- 57th DOK. Leipzig, Germany, 2014 (screening)
- 12th Neisse Film Festival, Germany, 2015 (screening)
- 55th Krakow Film Festival, Poland, 2015 (screening)
- 38th Göteborg Film Festival, Sweden, 2015 (competition)