Ostap Kostyuk : 2014
The Living Fire
The snow is starting to melt and spring has announced its arrival. Three Carpathian shepherds, just like their fathers and grandfathers before them, set off with their flock into the mountains on a lonely journey lasting several months. Ten-year-old Ivanko spends his childhood in harmony with nature – in complete contrast to his peers. Vasyl, Ivanko's 39-year-old godfather, for whom sheep herding is almost a religious calling, contemplates his wasted youth. Then there's 82-year-old widower Ivan, who speaks nostalgically about the lonesome life-journey he travelled for decades on end. A nostalgic, mystery-tinged essay about an ancient profession that unbridled civilisation may soon swallow up. Ostap Kostyuk's documentary feature debut had its European premiere in competition at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2015.
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