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POLISH TITLE: NA ŻYWO
A peaceful demonstration in Minsk in memory of Raman Bandarenka, a young man who was beaten to death, is brutally put down by the police. The world learns about it through the live coverage provided by two female journalists from an independent Belarusian TV station, who are the only ones reporting live on the unfolding events. For safety reasons, they report from the windows of a nearby apartment. When the police start shooting at the protesters and the women are spotted by a police drone, they have little time to decide whether to continue their mission despite the risk.
- GENRE:
- fiction
- COUNTRY:
- Poland
- RUNNING TIME:
- 14'
- YEAR:
- 2022
- COLOUR:
- colour
- DIRECTING:
- Mara Tamkovich
- SCRIPT:
- Mara Tamkovich
- DOP:
- Krzysztof Trela
- EDITOR:
- Katarzyna Leśniak
- CAST:
- Aliaksandra Vaitsekhovich, Palina Chabatarova, Andrei Novik, Ketevan Asratashvili, Sawielij Goroszczenia, Alina Koushyk, Vital Babin, Juraś Wysocki
- SOUND:
- Jerzy Murawski, Joanna Napieralska
- PRODUCTION:
- Wajda Studio
AT FESTIVALS:
- Quebec Short Film Festival / Festival Off-Courts Trouville, 2023, France, 2023 (screening)
- Kettupäivät film festival, 2023, Finland, 2023 (screening)
- São Paulo International Short Film Festival, 2023, Brasil, 2023 (screening)
- Chicago International Film Festival, 2022, USA, 2022 (Silver Hugo Awards)
- Tehran International Short Film Festival, 2022, Iran, 2022 (competition)
- 36th Leeds International Film Festival, United Kingdom, 2022 (competition)
- ZINEBI 64 - International Festival of Documentary and Short Film of Bilbao, 2022, Spain, 2022 (competition)
- The Belarusian Independent Film Festival Northern Lights, 2023, Estonia, 2023 (competition)
- Drim Short Film Festival, 2023, North Macedonia, 2023 (competition)
- UK Film Festival, 2023, United Kingdom, 2023 (competition)
- Riga International Short Film Festival 2ANNAS, 2023, Latvia, 2023 (competition)
- OFF - Odense International Film Festival, 2023, Denmark, 2023 (competition)
- 19. FIFE Festival, 2023, France, 2023 (competition)
- Bengaluru International Short Film Festival, 2023, India, 2023 (competition)
- CineFest Miskolc International Film Festival, 2023, Hungary, 2023 (competition)
- FilmFestival Cottbus, 2023, Germany, 2023 (competition)
- Batumi International Art-House Film Festival (BIAFF), 2023, Georgia, 2023 (competition)
- Tyler Film Festival in Texas, 2023, USA, 2023 (Best Film Award at the international competition)
- Buffalo International Film Festival, 2023, USA, 2023 (competition)
- Wimbledon International Short Film Festival, 2023, United Kingdom, 2023 ( Best International Film Award)
- Tampere Film Festival, 2023, Finland, 2024 (competition)
- Pittsburgh Shorts & Script Competition, 2024, USA, 2024 (competition)
- Pittsburgh Shorts & Script Competition, 2024, USA, 2024 (competition)
- 19. Kinofilm Manchester Short Film Festival, 2024, United Kingdom, 2024 (Grand Prix)
- ONE Country ONE Film - Apchat-Issoire International Festival Mairie d'Apchat, 2024, France, 2024 (competition)
- The XVII international short film festival CORTI A PONTE, 2024, Italy, 2024 (‘Best “BRIDGE” themed Short’ Award)
- Art Film Fest Kosice, 2023, Slovakia, 2024 (competition)
- 25. Polish Film Festival Los Angeles, 2024, USA, 2024 (competition)
- Shorts Not Pants Festival, 2024, Canada, 2024 (competition)
- 7. Beirut International Women Film Festival, 2024, Liban, 2024 (competition)
- FEST New Directors New Films, 2023, Portugal, 2024 (Honorary Mention for the Short Film)
- 14. Postira Seaside Film Festival, 2024, Croatia, 2024 (competition)
- Landshut Short Film Festival, 2024, Germany, 2024 ( Audience Award )
- London Super Shorts Film Festival, 2024, United Kingdom, 2024 (competition)
- Reggio Film Festival, 2024, Italy, 2024 (competition)
- The 21th PROVINZIALE - Filmfest Eberswalde, 2024, Germany, 2024 (Two Audience Awards: The Rose & The Thistle)
- The 21th Neisse-Nysa-Nisa Film Festival, 2024, Germany, 2024 (Audience Award )
- 50th FILMETS Badalona Film Festival (2024, Spain), 2024 (Special Jury Prize)
- Shortie Film Festival 2024 in New York, 2024, USA, 2025 (Best Acting Ensemble Award)
- 22nd. Indy Film Fest, 2025, USA, 2025 (competition)
- Salute Your Shorts Film Festival, 2025, USA, 2025 (Narrative Best of Fest)
- Aaretaler Kurzfilmtage, 2025, Switzerland, 2025 (competition)
- KIN International Film Festival, 2025, Armenia, 2025 (competition)