The Living Fire
Director:
Ostap Kostyuk
Language:
Ukrainian
Subtitles:
English
Age restrictions:
none
Q&A session with producer Gennady Kofman
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A four-year-long project documenting three generations of Ukrainian Carpathian shepherds in their struggle to keep the age-old trade alive in the face of contemporary changes.
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Festival & Awards:
Special Jury Prize of the Hot Docs, Toronto 2015; Special Mention of the National Competition Jury 6th Odessa IFF, 2015; Awards for the Best Documentary in Kids & Docs at 18th Olympia IFF; The American Cinematographer Award for Best Cinematography at Salem Film Fest 2016; Award of the Ukrainian Film Academy for the best Cinematographer, 2017;