Under the Grey Sky
Saturday, April 18, 18:00 – 20:00 • Kino Pilotů • SCREEN B • TICKETS
Drama
Directed by Mara Tamkovich
Poland • 2024 • 82 min
A couple of journalists fight to remain true to themselves despite the repressions in suffocating Belarus after the protests of 2020. The film is inspired by the real life of a young journalist, Katsiaryna Andreyeva, who is currently serving her 8 years sentence in a Belarusian prison.
TRAILER
Script: Mara Tamkovich
Main Cast: Aliaksandra Vaitsekhovich, Valentin Novopolskij
Production Company: Media Corporation (Poland)
Producer: Katarzyna Ocioszynska
Production Manager: Katarzyna Kepa Pawlinska
DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY
Polish-belarusian director and scriptwriter. She studied journalism at Warsaw University, film directing at Warsaw Film School and at Wajda School. For nearly ten years she worked as a journalist for independent Belarusian TV and Radio broadcasting from abroad to deliver uncensored information to Belarusians. As a filmmaker, Mara focuses on socially relevant topics, deeply connected to reality. Her short films were shown at numerous festivals in Poland and abroad, receiving awards at 58th Chicago IFF, 47th Gdynia Film Festival, Listapad Minsk IFF, FEST— New Directors | New Films Festival, Linz ISFF and others. UNDER THE GREY SKY is her debut feature. Mara is a member of Polish Filmmakers Association and Belarusian Independent Film Academy.
