KACHALKA

SHORT Documentary

DIRECTED BY GAR O’ROURKE

ABOUT A short documentary set inside Kyiv’s vast open-air gym, a community-built space made from recycled scrap materials and used daily by people from all walks of life.

SALES

The Short Film Agency, Hamburg

FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS

Flickerfest — Special Mention for Documentary
Clermont-Ferrand
Aspen Shortsfest
Hot Docs
Palm Springs International ShortFest
Kyiv International Short Film Festival
International Kurzfilmtage Winterthur
Nashville Film Festival
Newport Beach Film Festival
Go Short
FIPADOC
Interfilm Berlin
Odense International Film Festival
Show Me Shorts
Cleveland International Film Festival

SELECTED PRESS

“Beautifully observed and quietly haunting.” — Cineuropa

“A striking early work from Gar O’Rourke.” — Film Ireland

CREDITS

Director Gar O’Rourke

Producer Ken Wardrop

Executive Producer Andrew Freedman

Director of Photography Colm Hogan

Editor John O’Connor

Sountrack Richie Egan / Jape

Post Production Windmill Lane

Partners
Screen Ireland/Fís Éireann