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FAMILY NAME IN THE POCKET

The film is based on a real life story.
A woman is walking a long way from one village, where everyone has died of famine, to another, with no survivors left. She is hiding away from everyone, all she can think about is how to rescue her son from starvation.
The only way to do it is to put the child on a train heading to some town...

  • Stepan Koval
    Director
  • Stepan Koval
    Writer
  • Ganna Polonichenko
    Producer
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Short
  • Runtime:
    13 minutes 14 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    November 30, 2019
  • Country of Filming:
    Ukraine
  • Language:
    Ukrainian
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Stepan Koval

Stepan Koval - director

Was born 18.07.1965 in Novomoskovsk. Dnepropetrovsk.reg, UKRAINE
In 1993 finished the Academi of Arts in Kiev (arhitecture)
In 1998 finished the Theatrical institute in Kiev (director of animation films)
Since 2006 chief director Novatorfilm

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Director Statement

Filmografia:
1.“That’s me” student film (about me)
(prize on the KROK1995)

2. “Z-Z-Z” diplom film (about sides of mirror)
(prize on “Vidkrita nich 1998” in Kiev )

3. “ The tram №9 goes”
(gran-pri on “KROK 2002”, silver bear in BERLINALE, ...)

4. “ ZLYDNI”
(gran-pri on Lola-Kenia 2006,audience prize & best children film ANIMADRID 2006)

5. “ Cookie battle ”

6. “The Clayboy” (Glin’ka)

7. “To become firm” ( Staty tverdym)

8. “My Country Ukraine”

9. “Professionalls” 10 series

10. “Labyrinth”

11. “How to cheer up Loneliness”