HABITAT
POLISH TITLE: GNIAZDO
A story about a family of nomadic goat herders living on the edge of the desert in North Africa. We see their difficult lives and daily struggles with their animals, the weather, and their search for water. Nonetheless, they live in harmony with their surroundings, and the rhythms of nature are firmly etched in their nomadic way of life. However, the lack of water and the strong winds put their traditions to the test. As evening falls, a storm is approaching…
- GENRE:
- documentary
- COUNTRY:
- Poland
- RUNNING TIME:
- 17'
- YEAR:
- 2014
- DIRECTING:
- Arjun Talwar, Oliver Krüger
- SCRIPT:
- Arjun Talwar, Oliver Krüger
- DOP:
- Arjun Talwar
- EDITOR:
- Arjun Talwar
- SOUND:
- Bogdan Klat
- PRODUCTION:
- Marcin Malatyński
Arjun Talwar »
Arjun Talwar grew up in Bombay, leaving to study Mathematics at Stanford University. While working as a cartoonist for a newspaper in Tbilisi, Georgia during the 2008 conflict with Russia, he began taking pictures. This led him to film. He has just graduated with an MA in cinematography from the Polish Film School in Lodz.Oliver Krüger »
Oliver grew up in Hamburg to a Polish family. He studied philosophy, music and african languages. After working as TV-Director for a popular TV-Show called KorrektTV, he decided to apply to film school. He is currently a graduating student of directing at the Polish Film School in Lodz.
AT FESTIVALS:
- Visions du Réel International Film Festival 2015, Switzerland, 2015 (screening)
- 14th T-mobile New Horizons International Film Festival, Poland, 2014 (competition)
- DocsMX, Mexico, 2016 (competition)