Poland

Director: Rafal SKALSKI

20 min. 2007, Colour,
with dialogue, Russian, English subtitled

Distributor: Katarzyna Wilk

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Producer: Krzysztof Kopczynski

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Screenplay: Rafal Skalski

Cinematographer: Jakub Giza

Editor: Cecylia Pacura

 

Alla wants to become a ballet dancer very much. It is her another attempt to be admitted to the famous Russian Waganowa Ballet Academy in Sankt Petersburg. Entrance exams are extremely difficult for her. Alla needs to practice additionally to lengthen her legs since her proportions are not correct. 52% is an ideal ratio of legs to height. The film was made during the second edition of the project Russia – Poland. New Gaze.

 

Major screenings, presentations:
47th Krakow Film Festival
IDFA 2007 – Silver Cub Competition
Tous Court, Aix-en-Provence, France
Punto de Vista 2008 Spain

Prizes:
47th Krakow Film Festival – Grand Prix- national competition

RAFAL SKALSKI – born in 1985 in Warsaw. A 3rd year student of the Film Directing Department at the National Film, Television and Theatre School in Łódź.

An author of film studies: Lift (2005), Little wisdoms (2005).

Krakow Film Foundation