Walking under water
Walking under water / N / Eliza Kubarska/ 76′ / 2013 / Poland, Velika Britanija, Germany
29. 12. 2014, Stergulc house at 19:00
The Badjao, a Sea Nomads, once lived like fish, spending the majority of their time on the water, but with the encroachment of modern civilization that way of life has become nearly extinct. Breathtaking underwater photography emphasizes this loss and the drought of enchantment on dry land. Alexan, the last compressor diver on small Island near Borneo, teaches 10-year-old Sari everything he knows, from dangerous fishing techniques and the temptations of the tourist economy to wisdom about the underwater world. While he refuses to accept that the world of his ancestors is gone, Sari is torn between his longing to be a fisherman like his uncle and the tug of the new world in the form of a nearby resort.
AUTHOR:
Eliza Kubarska (born 1978, Poland), film director – producer – alpinist – traveler, Graduate of Academy of Fine Arts and Wajda Master School of Film Directing in Warsaw (Poland). Adventure filmmaker. Well known Polish alpinist and traveler. Author of big wall first ascents in the mountains. Her first feature film „Mountain Love Story“, 2010, (aka „What happened on Pam Island“) filmed in Greenland, distributed by First Hand Films was selected for over 40 festivals and won many awards. In last 4 years she was directing two documentaries: „K2 Passsage“, a story of children of alpinists who died on K2, filmed in Pakistan [in production] and „Walking Under Water“, 2014 – international premier at Hot Docs festiwal in Canada, where film won a Special Jury Prize (International Feature category).
AWARDS:
HOT DOS FF (Toronto, Canada) Special Jury Prize – International Feature Documentary,
LOS ANGELES FF: Honorable Mention in Documentary Awards,
PLANETE + DOC FF (Poland) : Honorable Mention in Cinematography
PRODUCTION: BRAIDMADE FILMS, http://badjaofilm.com/
