Fotografia / Photography: Pavel Romanenya. Montaggio / Editing: Kasia Boniecka, Stanislav Kalilaska. Musica / Music: Rui Reis Maia. Suono / Sound: Lex Krutz, Jan Schermer. Produzione / Produced by: Snami Films, Little Big Story, Witfilm, Stenola Productions. Coproduzione / Co-produced by: RTBF Télévision Belge. Con la partecipazione di / With the participation of: France TV. In associazione con / In association with: BBC Storyville. Con il sostegno di / Supported by: IDFA Bertha Fund, The Netherlands Film Fund, CNC, PROCIREP – Société des producteurs, ANGOA. Distribuzione internazionale / World Sales: Lightdox.
“The film tells the story of Katya and her little sister Amina, who a re both victims of their mother ’s alcoholism, held hostage to her addiction. As someone who had no childhood, Katya fights to protect her sister from the same fate. The title is not only a reference to Katya’s profession as a welder who combines separate pieces of metal into a whole, but it also serves as a metaphor for the unbreakable emotional bond between the two sisters, despite their twenty-year age gap. Beyond the main character’s dramatic story, the film offers a glimpse into the country of Belarus, which is still not very well known in the world… The idea for the film came from a short news story about a young welder Katya. There was no information about her personal life, but something about her caught my attention, and her image stayed in my head for days. When we met and Katya told me her story, it resonated with me. Like Katya, I know what it’s like to love someone struggling with an alcohol addiction…” (A. Miroshnichenko)
Anastasija Mirošničenko
Belarusian film director Anastasiya Miroshnichenko was born in 1982. She graduated from the Belarusian State Academy of Arts, where she studied documentary filmmaking. Her first documentary feature, Crossroads (2014), about a homeless artist, was also presented at the Trieste FF in 2015. Welded Together (2025) premiered at Sheffield DocFest in 2025, where it won the Grand Jury Award, and was then presented at many international film festivals, including Dok Leipzig and IDFA.
2014 Perekrestok (Crossroads) doc.; Premi / Awards: Warsaw FF – Menzione speciale della giuria, Premio del pubblico / Special Mention Jury Award, Audience Award 2017 Debut doc. 2025 Welded Together doc. Premi / Awards: Sheffield Doc Fest – Gran premio della giuria / Grand Jury Award
