@miriamfrompoland
Poland2021documentary77'Konkurs polski (2021)
What does it mean to be a Jew in Poland now? Piotr Szczepański reveals another surprising piece of the cultural mosaic of Łódź in his documentary. The protagonists' lives prove that close ties with their religion and history do not exclude their relationship with counterculture and propensity for creative provocation. Thanks to people like them – open-minded and unconventional – the Jewish culture has a chance to last and thrive in our country. Besides, ‘@miriamfrompoland’ is a story, which presents a traditional, yet not quite typical, family with impressive observational virtuosity.
- directed by
- Piotr Szczepański
Cinematographer, photography director, director and scriptwriter. Born in 1975 in Łódź, he is a graduate of the Cinematography Department of the Film School in Łódź. He is a member of the Polish Film Academy, the Directors Guild of Poland and the Documentary Directors Guild of Poland. He applies a Direct Cinema approach to his long observation documentaries. His documentary debut "Cool Kids of Death Generation" brought him the Golden Hobby-Horse at the Krakow Festival in 2004. He worked with Krzysztof Zanussi, Slawomir Fabicki and Krzysztof Wodiczko, among others, in his work for the Venice Biennale.
- cinematography
- Piotr Szczepański
- script
- Piotr Szczepański
- animated by
- Krzysztof Ostrowski
- music
- Dawid Gurfinkiel, Jidyszkajt
- editing
- Piotr Szczepański
- production
- Anna Pachnicka (Anagram Film)
- Photo
- Trailer