Little Fiel
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2017
United States / Mozambique
16 mins
English, Portuguese
Documentary Film Competition
| Irina Patkanian | |
| Irina Patkanian | |
Artist Fiel dos Santos grew up during the 16 year civil war in his home country of Mozambique. The only one of his family to never have shot a gun, today he makes art out of guns to commemorate the lives lost. Little Fiel is a stop motion animation/documentary that is loosely based on his life storys. Fiel created eight figures representing his father, mother, five brothers and sister from dismantled civil war guns. Three New York artists turned them into puppets and created immersive stop-motion animation, inspired by Fiel’s memories.
About the Director
Born in St. Petersburg Russia, Irina Patkanian is an award winning filmmaker, a Fulbright and MacDowell Fellow, and the president and filmmaker of In Parenthesis – a nonprofit film, theater and media arts company. Irina’s films have screened and won awards at more than a 100 film festivals, including. DOC NYC, Ann Arbor, STARZ Denver, Palm Springs, Hot Springs and many others. Irina teaches filmmaking at Brooklyn College/ CUNY.
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Awards
Amazing Shorts Film Festival (Spain) – Human Rights Award
Black Maria Film Festival (USA) – Director’s Choice Award
BlackStar International Film Festival Accra (Ghana) – Best Short Film
Bucharest ShortCut Cinefest (Romania) – Best Short Documentary
Charlotte Film Festival (USA) – Best Short Documentary
DC Independent Film Festival (USA) – Best International Film Award
DOC LA Raleigh Studios (USA) – Best Animated Documentary
Ierapetra International Doc. Festival (Greece) – Best Short Documentary 2nd Prize
KIN International Women’s Film Festival (Armenia) – Diploma
Oregon Documentary Film Festival (USA) – Best Original Score
Santorini Film Festival (Greece) – Best Short Documentary
The African Film Festival (USA) – Best Screenplay
Woods Hole Film Festival (USA) – Best Short Documentary 2nd Prize
