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POLISH TITLE: WSCHÓD ZACHÓD

Approximately 4 milion citizens of Ukraine left the country due to the war In Donbass, the annexation of Crimea and the outbreak of the ongoing conflict In eastern border.  Nazar fled the country because  of the war. He tries to get used to the new reality, but this quickly verifies his life plans. The only hope to change the situation is a mysterious girl in a red scarf.

GENRE:
fiction
COUNTRY:
Poland
RUNNING TIME:
20'
YEAR:
COLOUR:
colour
DIRECTING:
Natalia Koniarz
SCRIPT:
Natalia Koniarz
DOP:
Stanisław Cuske
EDITOR:
Yakiv Komarynsky
CAST:
Ihor Aronov, Daria Polunina, Andrzej Szeremeta
SOUND:
Jarosław Sadowski
PRODUCTION:
Szkoła Filmowa im. Krzysztofa Kieślowskiego

Natalia Koniarz »

Documentary filmmaker. Born in the Beskid Mountains, she has lived and worked in Chile, Bolivia, and France. She currently splits her time between Warsaw and Cairo. A graduate of the Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School, where she now lectures and is pursuing a PhD. She made her debut with the film "Tama", which received awards at festivals such as Fipadoc, Go Short, and New Horizons. The film was screened at over 50 festivals and broadcast on the French platform TENK as well as on Polish Television (TVP). Her next documentary, "Postcards from the Verge", premiered at IDFA and was showcased at Makedox, Women Make Waves, and numerous other international festivals. She is a Grand Prix winner for Best Pitch at the East Doc Platform Forum and a participant in the Ex Oriente program. She has also developed her projects through DocsBarcelona Public Pitch and Fipadoc Industry. 
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