The film was inspired by one of the most important documentaries shot by Krzysztof Kieślowski, “Talking Heads” (1980). The director asked his interlocutors seemingly simple questions, such as “Who are you?” and “What do you want?” Have those existential problems lost their validity over the last forty years? What are the answers to Kieślowski’s questions in 2021, the time of globalization, social media and modern communication technologies, but also lockdown, quarantines and social distancing? To find out, we asked these questions to filmmakers, friends and collaborators of Krzysztof Kieślowski and those who value him and his work. The film was shot during the pandemic. Instead of a traditional camera, lights and sound, the authors used video streams, computer and smartphone cameras and headsets.

 

JAN P. MATUSZYŃSKI
Born in 1984 on Katowice. Director of short films, music videos and commercials. He graduated from the Film Directing Department of the Silesian University in Katowice and a documentary course at the Andrzej Wajda Master School in Warsaw. His films were presented at numerous film festivals in Poland and abroad. Director of the feature-length documentary “Deep Love” awarded multiple times. His feature-length film debut, “The Last Family”, became a real phenomenon distinguished with many awards in Poland and around the world. It was recognized as the ‘most artistically mature debut of the last seasons’. At the Film Festival in Gdynia in 2016 the film won the Golden Lions, the Journalists Award and the Audience Award. Apart from that, The Last Family received other awards, including the Golden Angel at the 2016 Tofifest IFF in Toruń, the 2016 FilmFestival Cottbus for Best Debut Film and the Krakow Film Award at the 2017 International Festival of Independent Cinema Off Camera in Krakow. Director of many TV series. In 2020 he directed the entire series “The King of Warsaw” based on a novel by Szczepan Twardoch.

 

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Gallery Theatre
(1112 North Milwaukee Ave.)
Thursday, 11/11/21  7:00  pm.

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2021, 23 min, Poland
Polish with English subtitles

 

Direction/Reżyseria
JAN P. MATUSZYŃSKI
Cinematography/Zdjęcia
KACPER FERTACZ
Produced by/Produkcja
ADAM MICKIEWICZ INSTITUTE

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