WEIGHTLIFTER

Directed by Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk
Ukraine, Poland | 30 minutes | sport drama | 2018

It is a story about a professional weightlifter Petro, who is preparing for an important competition. Before the competition, Petro receives tragic news. The hard decision lays upon his shoulders. His inner conflict makes Petro into something more, than just a mechanical bundle of muscles.

Credits

Director: Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk
Scriptwriter: Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk
DOP: Michał Rytel-Przełomiec
Editing: Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk
Sound: Sergiy Stepansky
Production Design: Olga Iurasova, Ivan Mikhaylov

Production Companies: Studio Munka, Studio Garmata Film, Polish Film Service

Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk
Ukraine

Selected Festivals & Awards
Molodist IFF – Best Film in the National Competition
Warsaw Film Festival – Short Grand Prix
Sofia International Film Festival
Prague Short Film Festival
Premiers Plans Festival
Glasgow Film Festival
Krakow Film Festival
Sarajevo Film Festival
GRAND PRIX, ZubrOFFka – International Short Film Festival, Bialystok, Poland, 2018
CinEast
Locarno Film Festival
VIS Vienna Shorts
POFF Shorts
IndieCork Festival
International Short Film Festival Brno16
Scanorama

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