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The Lake is a mirror
in which Konstantin is seeing himself. It is his own soul, misfortune,
hope and passion. The lake is an eternal existence. The film ACROSS THE
LAKE is a true story about two people who fall in love with each other
and want to be together. He is in Macedonia and SHE is in Albania. The
only thing that separets them is the lake. The borders close. Albania isolates
itself from the rest of the world. . 
Konstantin
illegally crosses the lake only to collect Elena and take her back. But,
treaten as a spy, he spends years in Albanian camps. Noboy could believe
that a person would go to Albania only because of love. He finds himself
in a maze made of human isolation, closed in a foreign country. With the
death of Enver Hodja, Albania finally opens the borders. After fourty years
of torture, Konstantin, together with Elena and their daughter, returns
to his place of birth. To sustain . . . until his dream
comes true . . .
Born in 1961 in Skopje,
Macedonia. In 1987 graduated film directing at the Lodz State High School
for Theater, Film and TV "Leon Shiler". During the studies in Poland he
realized four short films: THE DUEL, A DAY, TIME and ECHO. He worked for
the Polish TV, directing William SAROYAN's IS SOMEBODY THERE and THE CHEATER
AND THE LANDLADY by his own screenplay. Within the High School selection
participates in many international film festivals, such as those in Oberhausen,
Munich, Krakow, Karlovy Vary. For A DAY and THE DUEL he gained some special
diplomas and an award of the city of Lodz. In 1991 he realised the documentary
titled THE LOVE OF KOCHO TOPENCHAROV which was awarded with Gold Medal
for Debut, at the Short Film March Festival in Belgrade. In 1997 Mitrikeski
directed his first full-length feature film ACROSS THE LAKE, a Macedonian-Polish
co-production. Currently he is a film directing assistant at the Faculty
of Dramatic Arts in Skopje.
Born in Lublin, Poland, on January 15, 1967. He graduated at the School of Fine Arts in 1987, then he studied Photo and Film in Opole where he graduated in 1987. He also graduated at the Film School in LOdz in 1991. During his studies he realized few co-operations with directors from: Canada, Switzerland, Norway, Kenya, Tunisia, Yugoslavia and many others. Between 1993-97 he shot more than 30 short commercial films, 10 video clips, documentary films fro TVP, ZDF , the Polish TV and the commercial TV CANAL +. He participated as D.O.P. for the feature film "Grievance" by Jerzy Wojcik.