FAT KATHY
POLISH TITLE: GRUBA KAŚKA
In the city water pump there are 8 clams. The lives of millions of people depend on them. In case of contamination of water supply, the clams will close and automatically shut off the water for the city. The main scientist-malacologist watches over the system's operation. The film is a philosophical essay on dependence people from nature and the world around them.
- GENRE:
- documentary
- COUNTRYI:
- Polska
- RUNNING TIME:
- 14'
- YEAR:
- 2019
- DIRECTING:
- Julia Pełka
- SCRIPT:
- Julia Pełka
- DOP:
- Szymon Kluz
- EDITOR:
- Julia Pełka, Andrzej Czarnecki
- PRODUCER:
- Studio Munka
Julia Pełka »
Julia jest polskim reżyserem i operatorem, urodzonym i mieszkającym w Warszawie. Ukończyła studia magisterskie na wydziale operatorskim na PWSFTviT w Łodzi oraz kurs dokumentalny w Szkole Wajdy. Otrzymała prestiżowe stypendium Ministra Kultury i Dziedzictwa Narodowego „Młoda Polska”.Za swoje osiągnięcia w dziedzinie filmu dokumentalnego otrzymała stypendium artystyczne marszałka m.st. Warszawy. Jest członkiem Stowarzyszenia Filmowców Polskich.
AT FESTIVALS:
- Asti International Film Festival 2023, Italy, 2023 (competition)
- 11th Camp d'Elx Rural FilmFest, Spain, 2023 (competition)
- International Alexandria Short Film Festival 2023, Greece, 2023 (competition)
- Wag Film Festival 2023, Italy, 2023 (competition)
- 15th Go Short – International Short Film Festival Nijmegen, The Netherlands, 2023 (screening)
- Spello International Short Film Festival, Italy, 2023 (competition)
- International Short Film Festival Canton, China, 2022 (competition)
- XIV Versi di Luce Festival, Italy, 2022 (Best Film)
- Glimmerglass Film Days New York, USA, 2022 (screening)
- Balneário Camboriú International Film Festival 2022, Brazil, 2022 (competition)
- Offline Film Festival, Ireland, 2022 (Best International Short)
- 17th Frozen River Film Festival, USA, 2022 (competition)
- 10th Cinecipó - Insurgent Film Festival, Brazil, 2021 (competition)
- 14th Amarcort Film Festival, Italy, 2021 (competition)
- All Living Things Environmental Film Festival, India, 2021 (competition)
- Crested Butte Film Festival, USA, 2021 (competition)
- Crested Butte Film Festival, USA, 2021 (competition)
- 1st Alamein International Film Festival, Egypt, 2021 (competition)
- 12th Short Stop International Film Festival, Romania, 2021 (competition)
- Freiburger Filmforum - Festival of Transcultural Cinema 2021, Germany, 2021 (screening)
- GoEast Film Festival 2021, Germany, 2021 (competition)
- 18th BOGOSHORTS Bogotá Short Film Festival, Columbia, 2020 (competition)
- 4th West Lake International Documentary Festival, 2020 (competition)
- 13th Annual Imagine Science Film Festival, USA, 2020 (In Vivo Award)
- 13th Central and Eastern European Film Festival CinEast, Luxembourg, 2020 (competition)
- Nature Film Festival, Austria, 2020 (competition)
- Porto Femme International Film Festival, 2020, Portugal, 2020 (competition)
- 23rd CinemAmbiente Environmental Film Festival, Italy, 2020 (competition)
- 19th Euganea Film Festival, Italy, 2020 (competition)
- Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival 2020, Canada, 2020 (competition)
- Warsaw Film Festival 2019, Poland, 2019 (competition)