Nun / Jeptiška / Nuna

Katerina Ku (FAMU, Echo Stories)
2026, Czechia, 8’20’’

In a quiet, strictly synchronised convent, a newly initiated nun cannot keep the rhythm. After a small mistake, a mysterious tattoo suddenly appears on her body. As she panics and tries to hide it, things only get worse. Calm routines begin to slip, revealing that the sisterhood moves to a beat of its own.

V tihem, strogo uravnanem samostanu nuna novinka nikakor ne uspe ujeti ritma. Po manjšem spodrsljaju se na njenem telesu nenadoma pojavi skrivnostna tetovaža. Zgrabi jo panika in znamenje poskuša skriti, a situacija se le še poslabša. Umirjena rutina se začne krhati in pokaže se, da se sestrstvo giblje v nekem povsem lastnem ritmu.

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Language: None
Technique: Puppet animation
Recommended for children under 14 years of age: Yes

Team

Script: Katerina Ku
Animation: Katerina Ku, Aleksandra Kosukhina, Viktoria Tomadze Vrobel, Anna Belova, Karina Baimukhamedova
Music: Mikhail Kriuchkov
Editing: Tamara Avakyan
DOP: Jáchym Novotný, Matylda Štancelová, Lubomir Krupka
Production: FAMU, Echo Stories (www.echo-stories.cz)
Distribution: CINEFILA (www.cinefila.cz)

Katerina Ku

is a director and animator studying at the Animation Department of FAMU in Prague. She works primarily in stop-motion puppet animation, combining careful craftsmanship with playful storytelling. Her short film “SteelFeel” premiered at Anifilm 2025, screened at Animateka 2025, and continues its international festival run, receiving awards in Canada, Italy, and Georgia. Alongside her studies, she teaches animation to children and adults.