LIGHT YEARS

LATA ŚWIETLNE

Vitali has always dreamed of becoming a priest but after graduating from an Eastern Orthodox seminary, isn’t ready to follow his calling. He spends every free moment with his beloved grandmother, and with his best friend in a small shared apartment amongst their collection of countless books and icons. The friends fill their days and nights with song and never ending discussions, creating a world that becomes harder and harder for Vitali to leave behind.

  • Genre: Documentary
  • Country: Poland
  • Running time: 28
  • Year: 2021
  • Color: colour

Director: Monika Proba

Script: Monika Proba

DOP: Zvika Gregory Portnoy

Editing: Adriana F. Castellanos, Monika Proba

Sound: Lucyna Wielopolska, Anna Rok, Monika Proba, Mikołaj Lendzioszek

Production company: Studio Munka

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About the director:

Monika Proba

Monika Proba

Born in Montreal in 1987. Graduate of Cultural Studies at the University of Warsaw and the Sorbonne. She also studied at the Indonesia Institute of the Arts of Yogyakarta as part of the  Darmasiswa scholarship program. Graduate of the Wajda School DOK PRO course. Author of documentary films, reportages and podcasts.

At festivals:

IceDocs, 2023, Iceland, (Best Short Film)

61st Krakow Film Festival, 2021, Poland, 2021 (Special mention)

64th International Festival for Documentary and Animated Film – DOK Leipzig, 2021, Germany, 2021 (competition)

15th Festival Internacional de Cine Documental Miradasdoc, Tenerife, Spain, 2022 (competition)

45th Norwegian Short Film Festival 2022, Norway, 2022 (Golden Chair Award)

50th Huesca International Film Festival, Spain, 2022 (competition)

Kino Krokodil - Filme aus Russland und Osteuropa, Germany, 2022 (screening)

13th ONE Country ONE Film International Festival, France, 2022 (competition)

20th DocLisboa International Film Festival, Portugal, 2022 (screening)

26th Ji.hlava International Documentary FIlm Festival, Czech Republic, 2022 (competition)

36th Leeds International Film Festival, United Kingdom, 2022 (screening)

Student International Film Festival STIFF, Croatia, 2022 (Special Mention)

13. Macau International Short Film Festival, Macau, 2022 (competition)

20th BOGOSHORTS Bogotá Short Film Festival, Colombia, 2022 (competition)

Interaction Festival 2023, Serbia, 2023 (competition)