The Opening

Poland2016fiction30'Pokaz specjalny (2018)

An artist with cancer planned his last performance for the day of his exhibition opening in a contemporary art gallery. His body connected to medical appliances is wheeled into the exhibition room lying on a bed. Lights are switched on and the camera starts working. Sipping wine, the guests walk next to the man in a coma. The greatest tension can be felt between the nurse and the gallery director.

directed by
Piotr Adamski

Film director and creator of artistic objects and installations. Born in 1982, he graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Poznan (2007) and the Wajda School (2013). In 2009-2011 , together with Karolina Brzuzan, he was a member of the Adamski/Brzuzan artistic duo. He was granted the scholarship of the Minister of Culture and National Heritage in 2009 and the scholarship of the Visegrad Fund in 2011. He won the first prize in the Samsung Art Master competition in 2011.

cinematography
Tomasz Woźniczka
script
Piotr Adamski
cast
Zbigniew Libera, Małgorzata Hajewska-Krzysztofik, Edyta Torhan, Sebastian Gawłowski
sound
Igor Kłaczyński
editing
Maciej Walentowski
production
Ewa Jastrzębska (Munk Studio - Polish Filmmakers Association)
Photo
Kadr z filmu The Opening