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Wolta

By

Monika Kotecka ,  Karolina Poryzala

Duration

13 MIN

Language

Polish

Subtitles

English

Country

Poland

Year

2017

Quickly I would say that it’s an INITIATORY DOCUMENTARY about GROWING OLD
Diffusion completed
Volte 4

Synopsis

Zuzia - 12, has been training to vault for two years and has an 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 lightness. 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.

Monika kotecka 1

Direction

Monika Kotecka

Monika Kotecka, (b. 1981, Poland) is a cinematographer and photographer by education and newcomer director by practice. She realized numerous short films that traveled internationally (Berlinale/ Cannes/New Horizons/Two Riversides). Monika is a Berlinale Talent Campus alumni, she participated in various photography and film programs, such as Cinetrain, Triangle in Cooperation (Israel), City Space (Germany), Poland-Russia New Gaze Project. She conducted film workshops for kids in Poland and abroad. Since 2012 Monika and Karolina Poryzala work together under Kurkot Kollektiv focusing on photo shoots, fashion movies and music videos. They now work on their short documentary debut produced by the Munk studio and develop their feature documentary.

Karolina poryzala

Direction

Karolina Poryzala

Karolina Poryzala (born 1978, Poland) is a photographer and screenwriter. Her higher education began at the Zoology Department at Warsaw University of Life Sciences – SGGW. She then moved on to complete a three-year Film Directing Programme at the Studium for Audiovisual Arts. She studied at the Photography Department in the National Film School in Lodz and finished a scriptwriting course at the Cracow Scriptwriting School. Her photographs were exhibited in various venues, e.g. International Foto Festival in Lodz.
Since 2012 Monika and Karolina work together under Kurkot Kollektiv focusing on photo shoots, fashion movies and music videos.

Music

Aleksandra Kotecka
Tomasz Wierzbowski

Editing

Izabela Pajak

Sound designer

Patrycja Krysik
Karolina Poryzala
Michal Truong

Cinematographer

Monika Kotecka

Screenplay

Monika Kotecka
Karolina Poryzala

Original Title

Wolta

English Title

Volte