Distances
Poland2023documentary84'Iluminacja (2024)
Shiv, Shushila and their son Nikesh, came from Nepal to Poland with the belief that a better life awaits them here. Shiv works for Uber and is hardly ever at home, Shushila mentally remains in her homeland, Nikesh is a teenager whose greatest desire is to impress his peers. The change in living conditions leads to Shiv and Shushila's marriage crumbling, and lack of time and concern for their son leads Nikesh down the wrong path.
- directed by
- Matej Bobrik
Slovak film director born in Prague. Graduate of the directing department at the Film School in Łódź and the DOK PRO documentary course at the Wajda School. His student film ‘Where the Sun Doesn't Rush’ took part in competitions at international film festivals, including IDFA, DOK Leipzig and Visions du Réel. His debut documentary ‘The Visit’ produced by Munk Studio won the Silver Eye award at the Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival. Matej Bobrik's latest film ‘Distances’ won the award for Best Documentary Film from Central and Eastern Europe in Jihlava in 2023. He currently lives in Warsaw, creates original films and directs documentary series for, among others, Netflix and Canal+.
- cinematography
- Filip Drożdż
- script
- Matej Bobrik
- music
- Tymoteusz Witczak
- sound
- Mateusz Adamczyk, Sebastian Witkowski
- editing
- Sabina Filipowicz
- production
- Agnieszka Skalska (Koi Studio)
- Photo
- Trailer