Still Voices Short Film Festival

I Need The Handshakes

Neither in her young years, nor now has Tacciana run barefoot through the sweet-scented meadow near her house, swum in the river flowing nearby, hugged and kissed her lover… A 92-year old Valiantsina, being in the latter years of her life, opens the worn-out notebooks of her daughter in a remote village, and together we go on a journey to the unknown world of the person who is abandoned and forgotten.

Director Bio

ANDREI KUTSILA was born in 1983 in Baranovichi in Belarus. In 2007 he earned a degree in journalism from the Belarusian State University. In 2009 he finished the Belarusian State Academy of Arts. Currently he works as a freelancer for studios and TV. He made more than 10 short and mid-length films. Andrei was a participant of many international educational projects (IDFAcademy, Berlinale Talents are among them). In 2018 Andrei got the IDFA Award for Best Mid-Length Documentary for his film “Summa”.