I WAS THERE
I Was There
genres:
A haunting exploration of familial bonds, intergenerational memory, and the enduring impact of shared narratives. Filmmaker Kamila Kuc steps into the emotional stream of inherited family history as the lines between documentary, testimony, and fiction blur.
Credits
Director(s):
Kamila KucProducer(s):
Kamila KucWriter(s):
Kamila KucCast:
Kamila KucCinematographer(s):
Reed O''BeirnePresented as Part Of Experimental Shorts
A VERY STRAIGHT NECK
After waking with excruciating neck pain, a woman descends into a surreal odyssey of fragmented memories, haun...
10 min | Neo Sora | Japan, China, People''s Republic of | HAWAI''I PREMIERE | Japanese
| English
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I WAS THERE
A haunting exploration of familial bonds, intergenerational memory, and the enduring impact of shared narrativ...
13 min | Kamila Kuc | Poland, United Kingdom | HAWAI''I PREMIERE | Polish, English
| English
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THROUGH THE WINDOW
They come to buy newspapers and cigarettes, boast, complain, or talk. A mother with a teething baby, a woman w...
11 min | Daniel Stopa
| Poland | HAWAI''I PREMIERE | Russian
| English
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YO, YOYO
In the humid southern town of Savannah, Yoyo, a selective mute makes a living by crabbing. In a ''Building Tru...
21 min | Wen Jiang | United States | HAWAI''I PREMIERE | English
| English, Closed Captions (for closed caption devices)
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WATER SPORTS
Jelson and Ipe, students deep in love, undergo trials of the mind and body as they prepare themselves to survi...
20 min | Whammy Alcazaren | Philippines | HAWAI''I PREMIERE | Tagalog, English
| English, Open Captions (text that is always visible on screen and cannot be turned off, displaying spoken dialogue and relevant sounds for accessibility)
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THE MOTHER’S VOICE
A woman from Chiang Mai speaks in Thai, Mandarin, and Yunnanese. That is the voice I am the most familiar with...
16 min | Kagaw Omin (Nitaya Lan) | Taiwan ROC | WORLD PREMIERE | Thai, Mandarin, Yunnanese
| English
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FORCE TIMES DISPLACEMENT
In a factory driven by endless ambition, a mysterious wooden idol grants every wish for success. A young worke...
12 min | Angel Wu | Taiwan ROC | US PREMIERE | Mandarin, English
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