Section: What remains of history

Być kimś

BE SOMEBODY

Michał Toczek

PL, 2023, 28 Min

A couple discover that their new apartment was once inhabited by Lech Wałęsa. Soon the woman dresses her man up as a double of the Solidarność hero and brings in the first tourists.

Shortfilmprogramme

Drehbuch
Michał Toczek

Kamera
Tomasz Pawlik

Ton
Maryla Kłosowska, Kosma Standera, Łukasz NI

Schnitt
Ignacy Ciunelis, Jakub Didkowski

Ausstattung
Katarzyna Tomczyk

Musik
Jak Królikowski

Darsteller
Sebastian Stankiewicz, Jowita Budnik

Produzent
Agata Golanska

Produktion
Polish National Film School in Lodz

Michał Toczek - Director and screenwriter. Author of shortfilms presented and awarded in Poland andinternational as well as public awarenesscampaigns and commercials. Michal studieddirecting at the Polish National Film School inLodz. His student short fiction „A Dead Marriage”received many awards at film festivalssuch as Silver Hobby Horse at Cracow FilmFestival, Grand Prix of the Next GenerationCompetition at Brussels Short Film Festivaland several other prizes and honorable mentionson festivals like „Two Riversides” in KazimierzDolny, „The Youth and Film” in Koszalinand many more. The film was also shownat the international festivals, e.g. in Tel-Aviv,Busan, Palm Springs and Tirana.

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