The illegitimate son of the daughter of farmers from Krosno area was later called “Polish Edison” or “Leonardo da Vinci from Galicia”. He was the first person to convert an optical image into small fragments comparable to today’s pixels. This allowed it to be copied perfectly on another medium. He made his first prints on fabric. Szczepanik was also the first person to send a primitive image over a distance using a telephone line. He also patented a video recording and playback system, which is based on 3 primary colors: red, green and blue (RGB). He invented a prototype of television. In collaboration with two other inventors, he came up with a silk fabric that was able to stop bullets. In 1902 he created the first bulletproof vest made entirely of fabric. He was a great inventor, with several hundred patents and over 50 discoveries to his name, many of which are still applied today, especially in the motion picture industry, as well as in photography and television.
TADEUSZ ŚMIAROWSKI
Graduated from Łódź Uniwersity – filmology and theaterology. Also studied at Film and Photography Faculty at Ryerson Institute in Toronto. He began his film work in Canada. From 1992, after returning to Poland, he has directed over twenty documentaries, such as “..and there I was likely to stay”, “MiastoPowiatAmeryka”, “Child of Freedomi”, ” Spasowski Ambasador”, “Mrożek & Baltazar” and number of television reportages . In 2008 he was awarded with Circom Regional Grand Prix for “Border 803”.
Gallery Theatre
(1112 North Milwaukee Ave.)
Monday, 11/15/21 8:45 pm.
2020, 54 min, Poland
Polish with English subtitles
Direction/Reżyseria
TADEUSZ ŚMIAROWSKI
Script/Scenariusz
MONIKA A. KOPERSKA,
TADEUSZ ŚMIAROWSKI
Cinematography/Zdjęcia
ADAM KOWALCZYK
Sound/Dźwięk
SŁAWOMIR PIETRZYK
Editing/Montaż
JAN PRZYBYLSKI
Produced by/Produkcja
TVP, FINA
Producer/Producent
AGNIESZKA ADAMSKA
