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One Day with Doctor Sergio

Nikita is 8, he is a worldschooler from Australia – he is traveling the World full time with his mother Oxana. While living in the mountains of Chiapas, among indigenous people with their bright culture, they met a real hero – Doctor Sergio Castro - a true Mexican humanitarian. Doctor Sergio has provided free medical help and building schools for local people of the poorest Mexican state of Chiapas for more than half a century. The local people of Chiapas are Mayan Indians of different ethnic groups. Each ethnic group has its own costumes, language, Catholic Patron Saint and traditions. The amazing doctor utilized this diversity, opening an ethnic Mayan museum which generated funds for to support his humanitarian work. Nikita and his mum became inspired by the unique personality of Doctor Sergio and decided to tell his story to the World. They followed Doctor Sergio and filmed him on his daily rounds. This film shows daily routine of the great contemporary humanitarian through the eyes of eight years old child.

  • Roxanne (Oxana) Phoenix (Kriss)
    Director
    Drop the School and Go Travel, We Shall Overcome, Fastidious Horses, Cube of Truth
  • Roxanne (Oxana) Phoenix (Kriss)
    Writer
    Drop the School and Go Travel, We Shall Overcome, Fastidious Horses, Cube of Truth
  • Roxanne (Oxana) Phoenix (Kriss)
    Producer
    Drop the School and Go Travel, We Shall Overcome, Fastidious Horses, Cube of Truth
  • Nikita Phoenix (Kriss) - Guegan
    Key Cast
    "Storyteller"
    Drop the School and Go Travel, We Shall Overcome, Fastidious Horses, Cube of Truth
  • Roxanne (Oxana) Phoenix (Kriss)
    Camera
    Drop the School and Go Travel, We Shall Overcome, Fastidious Horses, Cube of Truth
  • Nikita Phoenix (Kriss) - Guegan
    Camera
    Drop the School and Go Travel, We Shall Overcome, Fastidious Horses, Cube of Truth
  • Roxanne (Oxana) Phoenix (Kriss)
    Editing
    Drop the School and Go Travel, We Shall Overcome, Fastidious Horses, Cube of Truth
  • Danil Shevchenko
    Editing
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Feature
  • Genres:
    Observation, Participatory, Essayistic, Interview
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 51 minutes 52 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    January 17, 2020
  • Production Budget:
    15,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Australia
  • Country of Filming:
    Mexico
  • Language:
    English, Spanish
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • RAGFF New York City
    RAGFF New York City
    United States
    Human Rights Award Winner
  • Lift-Off Sessions
    Online
    United Kingdom
    March 25, 2020
    Selection
  • Heritales International Film Festival
    Heritales
    Portugal
    September 24, 2020
    Finalist
  • Anatolia International Film festival
    Istanbul
    Turkey
    May 30, 2020
  • First Time Filmmaker
    Pinewood
    United Kingdom
    June 30, 2020
  • Near Nazareth Film Festival
    Nazareth
    Israel
    June 4, 2020
    Award Winner
  • Tokyo Lift-Off Film Festival
    Tokyo
    Japan
    June 22, 2020
  • New York Lift-Off Film Festival
    New York
    United States
  • Los-Angeles Lift-Off film festival
    Los Angeles
    United States
    September 13, 2020
  • Cannes International Independent Film Festival
    Cannes
    France
    October 18, 2020
  • Director's Cut International Film Festival
    Vancouver, B.C.
    Canada
    October 25, 2020
  • OUT OF THE CAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
    LONDON
    United Kingdom
    October 24, 2020
    Finalist
  • Lonely Wolf International Film Festival
    London
    United Kingdom
    December 22, 2020
    Finalist
  • Wallachia International Film Festival
    Wallachia
    Romania
    September 10, 2021
    Award Winner
  • Aryan International Film Festival
    Jaipur
    India
    August 26, 2021
    Award Winner
  • Mediterranean Film Festival Cannes
    Cannes
    France
    November 27, 2020
    Award Winner
  • 7 Colors Lagoon, Bacalar International Film Festival
    Bacalar
    Mexico
    May 25, 2021
    Award Winner
  • Quetzalcoatl Indigenous International Film Festival
    Oaxaca
    Mexico
    November 11, 2021
    Official Selection
  • Lulea International Film Festival
    Lulea
    Sweden
    September 27, 2020
    Official Selection
  • Rome Film Award
    Rome
    Italy
    January 16, 2021
    Award Winner
  • Out Of Africa
    Nairobi
    Kenya
    September 15, 2021
    Official selection
  • Kalakari Film Festival
    Kalakari
    India
    May 1, 2021
    Official Selection
  • Independent-Star Filmfest Munich
    Munich
    Germany
    November 13, 2021
    Official Selection
  • Mabig Film Festival
    Augsburg
    Germany
    November 4, 2021
    Official Selection
  • Manchester Lift-Off Film festival
    Manchester
    United Kingdom
    March 1, 2021
    Official Selection
  • Berlin Lift-Off Film Festival
    Berlin
    Germany
    February 1, 2021
    Official Selection
  • London Lift-Off Film Festival
    London
    United Kingdom
    December 1, 2021
    Official Selection
  • Paris Lift - Off Film Festival
    Paris
    France
    October 25, 2020
    Official Selection
  • Amsterdam Lift-Off Film Festival
    Amsterdam
    Netherlands
    October 10, 2021
    Official Selection
  • Sydney Lift-Off Film Festival
    Sydney
    Australia
    November 2, 2020
    Official Selection
  • Melbourne Lift - Off Film Festival
    Melbourne
    Australia
    November 8, 2020
    Official Selection
  • Toronto Lift-Off
    Toronto
    Canada
    June 1, 2022
  • Golden Jury International Film Festival (GJIFF)
    Mumbai
    India
    December 14, 2021
    Award Winner
  • Festival Internacional de las Artes Cinematograficas de San Cristobal de Las Casas
    San Cristobal de Las Casas
    Mexico
    April 27, 2022
    Award Winner
  • Dumbo Film Festival
    New York
    United States
    December 9, 2020
    Semi-finalist
Director Biography - Roxanne (Oxana) Phoenix (Kriss)

Oxana Kriss grew up in Odessa, Ukraine during the Soviet Union time. She got her first degree, MBA, in Moscow and began to explore the World. She had been living and working in Moscow, UAE, Portugal, Cyprus and France. There she used to lead, create, own and manage different businesses, including tourism company, cargo airlines and international employment agency. In 2009 she got settled in Australia. Studied Law in UNSW and got Master in Human Rights Law and Policy. Same time she became interested in film making and studied it independently in the Australian Film Base school and in the former documentary school Metro in Sydney. In 2016 Oxana started her video production brand Golden Salamander Media. In 2017 Oxana and her 8 years old son Nikita left Australia to explore Mexico. They spent a year in Mexico. The result of their exploration were two documentaries - "One Day with Doctor Sergio" and "Drop the School and Go Travel". Nikita took active part in both films not only as a subject, but as a camera person, researcher, storyteller and presenter.
At present time Oxana is finishing the post production stage of "Drop the School and Go Travel", playing small gigs as a musician (guitar+vocal) and homeschooling her son. Nikita is 10. He loves film making and studies it independently online. Both of them, Oxana and Nikita are planning the next film. Oxana is a mother of two. Her daughter is 24. She is a nurse.

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