Seeds, The

Director: Wojciech Kasperski
Producer: Krzysztof Kopczyński
Produced by: Eureka Media
Duration: 27 min.
Year of Production: 2005
Original Title: The Seeds

Winner of:

First Prize "Best Short Documentary" at 28. Big Muddy Film Festival in USA (2006)

First Prize "Best Short Documentary" at International Documentary Film Festival "Flahertiana" in Perm (Russia) (2006)

The Grand Prix - The Golden Hobby-Horse at 46th Krakow Film Festival (2006)

The Kodak Award for the director of the film, awarded with The Golden Hobby-Horse (2006)

The National Competition Students Jury decided to award The Seeds at 46th Krakow Film Festival (2006)

Sterling Short Grand Jury Award at SilverDocs Festival (Discovery Channel Documentary Festival) (2006)

The Seeds offers an intimate look into family life - uncovering intimate matters few would wish disclosed. It is a film with real people telling a real story.

In a secluded place in Siberia on the border to Kazakhstan, lives a family bound together by a tragedy that took place in the past. The father, mother and children share the same history, yet they are neither able to talk about it, nor are they able to try and adapt their life to new circumstances. Each member is haunted by their own secrets. The family is faced with obstacles such as emotional and geographical disconnectedness which hinders their ability to overcome the trauma that characterises their everyday lives. Lives that are influenced by violence, silence and frustration.