LIGHT YEARS

POLISH TITLE: LATA ŚWIETLNE

REPRESENTED BY KFF

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:
COLOUR:
colour
DIRECTING:
Monika Proba
SCRIPT:
Monika Proba
DOP:
Zvika Gregory Portnoy
EDITOR:
Adriana F. Castellanos, Monika Proba
SOUND:
Lucyna Wielopolska-Lorenc, Anna Rok, Monika Proba, Mikołaj Lendzioszek
PRODUCTION:
Studio Munka
COPRODUCTION:
SQUARE film studio

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.