Reed Dance
Poland2000documentary57'Pokaz specjalny (2023)
Held in the Kingdom of Eswatini, the titular reed dance is an annual ceremony where tens of thousands of unmarried women come to dance in extremely skimpy outfits in front of the king in the hope that he will choose one of them as his next wife. The film's heroines, however, do not all dream of becoming the king's wife. The film shows how a joyful kingdom dies of AIDS in a joyful way.
- directed by
- Andrzej Fidyk
Screenwriter and director of more than 40 documentaries, winner of dozens of film festivals. For many years head of the Documentary Department in TVP1. Three-time winner of the Wiktor award in the category of television creator. He ended his cooperation with TVP in 2016. Professor of the art of filmmaking. Head of the Directing Department at the Film School in Katowice. Member of the Polish Film Academy and the European Film Academy.
- cinematography
- Mikołaj Nesterowicz, Adam Fręśko
- sound
- Stanisław Kolenda
- editing
- Jan Mikołaj Mironowicz
- production
- Dariusz Jabłoński (Apple Film Production)
- Photo
