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2rd(2017)



Freedom under Load

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Pavol BARABAS

  • Slovakia
  • 2016
  • Asian Premiere
  • 58min
  • color
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They walk up and down the 3,000m Tatra, with over-100kg-loads on their backs. They are porters, i.e., professional carriers who carry up the necessities to the mountain hut on top of Tatra and carry down trash from the hut. These aged porters with gray hair have spent their lives there out of their love for Tatra. Although sweat soaks their bodies because of the snow-covered slanted road, their faces are full of smiles. Could it be because what they carry is not a burden but a manifestation of the freedom they chose? The warm and magnificent beauty of the massive mountain is smoothly juxtaposed against the protagonists who are real mountain men. This documentary quietly poses a question about how heavy our loads would weigh and what their meanings could be.

Director

  • Pavol BARABASPavol BARABAS

    The author of a large-scale of mountain-oriented and adventure films about people¡¯s survival in extreme conditions. He has accomplished several ground-breaking expeditions. He is a holder of the prestigious Crystal Wing award, which is annually granted to the most notable public figure in Slovakia.

Credit

  • ProducerAlena KOSCOVA
  • Cinematography Pavol BARABAS
  • Editor Robert KAROVIC
  • Music Michal NOVINSKI
  • Sound Martin MERC