CHEERLEADERS

CHEERLEADERKI

Monika is the captain of a professional cheerleading squad – FLEX Cheerleaders – who is about to face probably the biggest challenge in her life. She is supposed to create from scratch a cheerleading squad consisting of girls on wheelchairs. Aware of all the risks and difficulties she decides to pick up the gauntlet. For the first time in her life, she will work with disabled, but no less ambitious and tenacious, girls than herself. Their main, common goal is to perform during a big sport event.

  • Genre: Documentary
  • Country: Poland
  • Running time: 40
  • Year: 2015
  • Color: kolorowy

Director: Sławomir Witek

Script: Sławomir Witek

DOP: Sławomir Witek

Editing: Irena Siedlar

Production company: Jakub Maj, MAJ FILM PRODUKCJA FILMOWA

About the director:

Sławomir Witek

Sławomir Witek

graduated at Gdańsk University (History Studies) and at Gdynia Film School. He is currently working as director and cinematographer of short fiction and documentary films. Cinematographer of "Olena" by Elżbieta Benkowska and "Mother" by Łukasz Ostalski, director and cinematographer of the films "The real honey" and "Seven men at different ages".

At festivals:

Ismailia IFF for Documentary&Shorts, Egypt, 2016 (competition)

56th Krakow Film Festival, Poland, 2016 (screening)

DocsMX, Mexico, 2016 (competition)