Hawaiʻi International Film Festival
MUNKHA
Short Film

MUNKHA

Sakha

In the snowy heart of Yakutia little girl Nyukku embarks on her first Munkha, Sakha traditional fishing. Filled with excitement and armed with her ''magical'' mittens, she dreams of catching a big pile of fish. However, her brother Michil is quite skeptical about the “magic” of her mittens and teasingly predicts that she will lose them. Nyukku''s enthusiasm is undiminished, so she challenges Michil to a bet. Unfortunately, her adventure leads to an unexpected chaos and failure, and Nyukku loses the bet. Through this experience and guided by their father''s wisdom, Nyukku and Michil learn a valuable lesson: the true magic lies in the strength of family bonds and mutual support. As a result, the children save the catch, and miraculously, Nyukku gets her lost mitten back.

Preview

Credits

CastAyillaana Petrova (voice), Aital Fedotov (voice)
DirectorAlexander Moruo, Markel Martynov
WriterTatiana Ushnitskaia, Nikolai Syromiatnikov
CinematographerAlexander Moruo

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Event Info

Run Time:
11 mins
Country:
Russia
Genre:
Animation, Family Friendly, Adventure
Language(s):
Sakha

Location

Consolidated Theatres Kahala

Honolulu

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