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Golden Kingfisher - Student Short Film Competition

 

2025 Czech Republic 5 min. Language: Czech Subtitle: English

 

This film screens As part of the program Student competition 2st block. To buy tickets To this program click here.

 

The temperature is rising. The earth turns red before her eyes. One part of her body is leaving. Before mass vaccination, the polio epidemic disrupted the lives of many families. This animated documentary follows the story of a woman who lost a leg to the disease as a child. Yet even in this tragic event, the little girl managed to find hope. During her stay at a rehabilitation center, she not only made lifelong friends but also found love for sport and desire to overcome obstacles. The film by Klára Kubenková was created at FAMU in Prague.

 

DIRECTED BY Klára Kubenková

SOUND Mikuláš Pekárek

PRODUCERS FAMU

SCREENPLAY Klára Kubenková

EDITING Ruslana Kaminska

MUSIC Juraj Gažmerčík