POLSKI

Opera about Poland

Pole, who are you? This film collage that combines archival and contemporary materials, documentary and staged pictures, press reports, social announcements, sale offers and speech excerpts is an attempt to answer this question. Referring to the Polish tradition of a creative documentary in the style of Wojciech Wiszniewski, the film presents various manifestations of Polishness: patriotic and religious rituals, everyday traditions as well as characteristic landscapes or intimate memories from childhood.

Directed by: Piotr Stasik
Genre: documentary
Total time: 41 min.
Year of production: 2017
Production: Kijora Film – Anna Gawlita
Coproduction: Krakowskie Biuro Festiwalowe, Instytucja Filmowa Silesia-Film
Cinematography: Piotr Stasik, Adam Palenta, Barbara Kaniewska, Paweł Chorzępa, Piotr Rosołowski, Małgorzata Szyłak, Piotr Pawlus, Kacper Kowalski
Editor: Dorota Wardęszkiewicz, Piotr Stasik
Music: Artur Zagajewski

Awards and festivals:

2018 Szczecin European Film Festival – European Competition, won: Special Jury Mention

2017 International Documentary Film Festival, Jihlava, won: Award for the best documentary film of Central Europe.

2017 Film Festival “Przeźrocza”, Poland; won: Open Eye Award.

2017 Krakow Film Festival, Poland – International Documentary Competition; won: Honorable Mention

2017 Krakow Film Festival, Poland, – Polish Competition; won: Award for Best Producer – Anna Gawlita