21 X NEW YORK

SYNOPSIS

In spite of advances in communications tools, humans are becoming lonelier.

The director captures this paradox by exploring the stories hidden behind the faces of 21 characters on the New York subway. The result is a film essay about the search for meaning in life. At the same time, it becomes a hypnotic portrait of a city where points of view, cultures, and races meet although individuals become increasingly estranged.

PIOTR STASIK
Born in 1976 near Sieradz. Graduate of the Wajda School and the Institute of Applied Social Sciences at the University of Warsaw. He co-created the Association of Creative Initiatives “ę”, taught at the Film Kindergarten at the Wajda School, was president of the Association of Film 1,2. He has developed the series „How to Make a Film“ (2010) as well as the series of 21 films as part of the “Muzykoteka” project (2011). His documentary films „A Diary of a Journey“ (2013), „The End of Summer“ (2010) and „7 x Moscow“ (2005) have been screened and awarded at many festivals.