Otherland
Poland2024documentary76'Konkurs polski (2024)
Ingushetia is the smallest region of Russia, located in northern Caucasus. This is where the three protagonists of the film come from. They emigrated to Poland to look for better life. They are of the same nationality, but their ambitions differ. Movlat teaches Caucasian dance, Ismail is a successful boxer and Ali is a dancer. Over the course of 10 years, we follow their ups and downs in their new homeland, their attempts to adapt while maintaining traditions from their country of origin. The beginnings look promising, yet after a couple of years problems begin to emerge. And they will affect the protagonists’ future in a seemingly friendly city.
- directed by
- Piotr Wysocki
Visual artist and film director. He creates films and video installations, as well as organises artistic workshops and actions in public spaces. His main field of activity comprises complex projects at the intersection of art and documentary film, which serve him as a tool for understanding human issues and presenting them in the context of political, social, and existential conditions. He has participated in dozens of solo and group exhibitions in Poland and abroad. A recipient of numerous awards, he is a grantee of the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage. In 2009, he was nominated for the Passport of "Polityka" (visual arts). A finalist of the Views 2011 competition organised by the Deutsche Bank Foundation and the Zachęta – National Gallery of Art in Warsaw. He lives and works in Warsaw.
- cinematography
- Jacek Taszakowski, Piotr Wysocki, Mateusz Czuchnowski
- script
- Piotr Wysocki
- protagonists
- Movlat Giri-Czerkiev, Ismail Taboev, Ali Bey Umalatov
- music
- Marcin Lenarczyk
- sound
- Marcin Lenarczyk
- editing
- Kasia Boniecka
- production
- Ewa Jastrzębska, Jerzy Kapuściński, Jacek Bromski (Munk Studio - Polish Filmmakers Association)
- Photo
