‘To Hold A Mountain,’ ‘A Fox Under A Pink Moon,’ ‘Mariinka’ Among Big Winners At Millennium Docs Against Gravity In Poland

Millennium Docs Against Gravity has presented awards for the 23rd edition of the major international nonfiction film festival in Poland.

To Hold a Mountain followed its Grand Jury Prize win at Sundance by capturing MDAG’s top prize in international competition, the Grand Prix – Bank Millennium Award. The film directed by Biljana Tutorov and Petar Glomazić, set in Montenegro, examines the attempt by two women to protect their ancestral home from being turned into a military training ground.

“The film takes us into a magical world – a chosen solitude shared between an aunt and her niece, redrawing for us the beauty of family bonds within an enchanting natural landscape and rural tradition filled with love and patience,” wrote the jury comprised of Oscar-nominated filmmaker Talal Derki, Oscar-shortlisted filmmaker Lea Glob, and Oscar-nominated producer Jessica Hargrave. “The same patience is shown by the filmmakers themselves, as they quietly observed and captured every subtle detail of a story that speaks to the reunion of humanity with nature, a nuanced portrayal of sisterhood, adolescence, and the profound, generative role that nature and family hold in shaping who we are.”

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