THE WALK follows the journey of Amal, a 12 foot giant puppet. Amal is a young refugee girl who is traveling from the Syrian border in Turkey, all the way across Europe, trying to find a home. The film mixes vérité documentary with fantastical semi-scripted elements to create a fairytale for adults.
‘Kotevska shows the unspeakable with great empathy and a healthy dose of courage’
‘Shining a light on a story that moves into and out of the news media’s attention, The Walk opts not for speechifying or arguing. It honors, rather, the kernel of life a puppet can embody, built by hand and sprung straight from the heart.’
Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter
‘Its singular vision and impressive execution makes it a documentation worthy of Amal’s immense profundity.’
THE WALK is based on an extraordinary artistic endeavour in 2021 which saw a 12 foot tall puppet called Amal travel for three months across Europe, raising awareness of the plight of unaccompanied young refugees.
The film follows the journey of Amal, from the Syrian border, all the way across Europe, as she searches for safety and a place where she feels welcome. In the film she is a real girl with a real voice (an inner monologue narrated by a Syrian refugee), which expresses the hopes and fears that a young girl would feel on this journey.
Just like any human, she struggles with a diversity of emotions. She has her thoughts, memories, dreams and fears that we witness along her journey. She meets lots of other refugees like her, all on their own journeys, and she also meets plenty of people who don’t want her in their country.
THE WALK is not a typical documentary. It mixes vérité documentary with fantastical semi-scripted elements to create a fairytale for adults.
Tamara Kotevska is the Oscar®-nominated director of HONEYLAND, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, winning the Grand Jury Prize and Special Jury Award for Impact for Change. It also went on to become the first documentary to ever receive Academy Award® nominations for both Best International Feature Film and Best Documentary Feature. THE WALK is her follow-up feature.
DOC NYC 2023
Nominee – Kaleidoscope Competition
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