KIX

Dávid Mikulán - Bálint Révész

2.10 - 18:00h | 3.10 - 20:00h

SYNOPSIS

KIX is a 12-year odyssey following Sanyi’s journey from a rowdy street kid in Budapest to a disillusioned young adult. The film captures the evolution of Sanyi’s life marked by family struggles, school issues, the challenges of adolescence, that culminate in a tragic turn of events forcing him to confront the responsibilities of adulthood.

Opera prima, Spanish Premiere.

With the presence of the director.

Why must you see it?

An intense movie, filmed from the ground up from a skateboard, that tracks a never-ending chalk trail made by kids as they sprint through Budapest’s working-class areas. Those kids are left alone to wander the streets. The editing and music engulf us in a constant, fast-paced action that doesn’t let us breathe, and suddenly ten years fly by in front of our eyes. Staying true to the characters, the filmmakers capture them in close-up, following their development to a devastating and unanticipated conclusion.

Andrea Guzmán

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Dávid Mikulán

Dávid Mikulán is an Intermedia artist and filmmaker who graduated from the Fine Art University, Budapest. He has been making films since age 12. His artistic practice is influenced by skateboarding, punk music, fluxus, video art and experimental music. His multidisciplinary work's main focus is how public spaces have an effect on social structures.

His short films and animations were presented at Vladimir film festival, Budapest Architecture film festival, BUSHO, XAFT, KAFF, OFF-Biennale Kid’s Eye film festival, Early Melons, Alter-native film festival etc. He was a participant at the ‘Space of uncertainty’ project touring around Krakow, Budapest and Stuttgart. Amongst numerous group and solo exhibitions he collaborated with the Conceptual Sound Productions Budapest, Kolibri Theatre and the Hungarian State Opera, Ludwig Museum. As a volunteer and filmmaker he worked together with NGO’s and human right organizations like Oltalom Sport Association, Alternative Communities Association, The Hungarian Anti Poverty Network, the Workfare

Movement For The Future. His first feature documentary entitled KIX is being co-produced in 3 different countries, with the involvement of major broadcasters (ARTE, HBO etc.) and world-class film professionals.

Bálint Révész

Bálint Révész has worked in a range of roles through editor, writer, producer, director, and university teacher. He's the founder behind a handful of film related organisations: UK based production company Gallivant Film, Budapest-based production company Roughhouse Project (owned and run by Viki Réka Kiss), Kontra (a distribution company) and Kulturlink (a cross-cultural foundation focusing on impact among other things).

Bálint focuses on making films about controversial subject matter, using challenging methods such as his first feature documentary, 'Granny Project' which has been 7 years in the making. The film has received the MDR prize at Dok Leipzig, Best Documentary and Editing from the Hungarian Film Critics Association, Next Generation Award at Taiwan IDFF, Doc Alliance nomination and was featured at Hot Docs, CPH:Dox. 'Another News Story', a film produced by him, about journalists documenting the refugee crisis, across seven countries, was in competition at the KVIFF, ZFF and featured at IDFA in 2017. He's the director/producer behind 'KIX' which has been supported by HBO Max, ARTE France, and CNC. On his current projects he's collaborating with NYTimes Op-Docs, IDFA Bertha Fund and Creative Media Europe.