Iyanah Bativala

Slavic Cowboy

Writer / Director

KUBA, a socially stunted young man, lives his life through the fantasies he tries to sell to himself and the people around him. In his head he's been a football coach, a lion tamer, and now his latest pipe dream - a cowboy. He attempts to bring his dream to fruition by joining a niche Rodeo community in the Czech Republic, living out an outdated notion of the American dream in the heart of Central Europe.

Producer: FAMU International
Runtime: 17’
Status: Awaiting distribution

Writer & Director: Iyanah Bativala
Cinematographer: Manvi Jain
Colourist: Mahak Gupta
Picture Finishing: Bridge Postworks
Editor: Dmitar Janjuševic & Oleksandr Veremeyenko
Starring: Michal Slavov, Daniel Svoboda, Zuzana Stavna, Natlie Golovchenko, Leander Lejsky
Sound Design: Alex Stuart
Production Coordinator: Nela Beislová
Production Manager: Anna Horakova
Translator: Honza Dvoraček
1st AD: Ribhu Ghosh
2nd AD: Kyra Tripulska
Production Assistants: Julie Martinkova, Tomaš Riederer
Horse Wranglers: Vladka Huculova, Barbora Kihoulou
Costumes: Natalie Koropenko
Production Design: František Pecina, Ashek Pycha, Amina Kireeva
MUA: Katerina Krasova, Yaroslava Maliuta
1st AC: Tae Ho Kim, Oliver Tichy
2nd AC: Maria Koskivirta
Steadicam Operator: Petr Štepanek
Gaffer: Milan Jirsa
Grip: Miguel Gonzalez
Best Girl: Paige Cromwell
DIT: Roman Iakovlev
VFX: Anirudh Gupta
Color Assistant: Shankar Sharma
Studio Coordinator: Saif Kazi
Sound Recordists: Daniel Polak, Jan Kohler
Dialogue Editor: Elliot Lowe
FX Editors: Morgan Volk, Samantha Winters
Music: Michael Martinez, Mato505