UNDER A PLACID SKY

POLISH TITLE: OBŁOKI PŁYNĄ NAD NAMI

Unhurried in its rhythm, this impressionistic film portrays the director’s hometown. Her camera lens captures Dobrodzień (or Guttentag, which is its pre-war name) as a place marked with the memory of its former residents – Poles, Germans and Jews – and their complicated coexistence. Silent and patient observation gives the voice to old houses, post-industrial buildings and those witnesses to history and their descendants who still remember the glory days as well as the tragic fate of this multinational community.

GENRE:
documentary
COUNTRY:
Poland
RUNNING TIME:
92'
YEAR:
DIRECTING:
Anna Konik
SCRIPT:
Anna Konik
DOP:
Jędrzej Niestrój, Anna Konik
EDITOR:
Agnieszka Kowalczyk, Anna Konik
PRODUCTION:
Anna Konik

Anna Konik »

Anna Konik is a contemporary artist and producer of her video projects and art films. She collaborates with international cultural institutions, foundations and others in Poland and abroad. Her short art film "Our Lady's Forever" (2007) was screened at the 61st Locarno International Film Festival. Her art documentary "Under a Placid Sky" (2018) had its world premiere at the 58th Kraków Film Festival and has been presented at FilmPOLSKA Festival, the 25th JFBB and in the CCA Ujazdowski Castle in Warsaw. Her films and art works have been presented in international museums and galleries.

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