“INGA” BY KRZYSZTOF KOPCZYŃSKI RECEIVES A SPECIAL MENTION IN BULGARIA
The short documentary "Inga", directed by Krzysztof Kopczyński, received a Special Mention at The Rhodope International Documentary Film Fest in Bulgaria. Held in the mountain town of Smolyan, the festival presents documentary cinema that responds to contemporary realities and creates a meeting space for filmmakers and international audiences.
The Rhodope International Documentary Film Fest, also known as RIFE, continues the tradition of one of Bulgaria’s most recognisable international film events for young filmmakers, which was held in Smolyan in the 1980s and early 1990s. The festival aims to create a place where documentary filmmakers can present their work, develop their skills, exchange experiences and receive feedback from respected representatives of the international film community.
The protagonist of the award-winning film is Inga, who lives on Daedalus Street. The girl arrived in Warsaw from Ukraine with her blind parents, five cats and a dog after Russia attacked her country on her fifth birthday.
Inga likes blowing out candles on a birthday cake, because then one has to make a wish, or repeat an old one if it has not yet come true. She knows what her father, mother and grandmother dream about, and probably also what her younger brother dreams about, although he was already born in Warsaw and is still very small. She also likes her old camera, her flashlight and her horse on spinning legs, which were left behind in Ukraine.
Krzysztof Kopczyński’s film portrays a childhood marked by war, migration and everyday responsibility. Inga helps her parents and sometimes becomes their guide, although she remains a child herself, one who misses, remembers and tries to find her place in a new reality. Her father sets off for Kryvyi Rih to take care of unfinished matters, but for now the girl cannot accompany him.
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