SONNY

POLISH TITLE: SYNEK

This film is a very subtly told story about a difficult love between father and son as well as the image of a constant struggle for freedom. There are not many words, these are gestures and actions that speak about a family relationship. Marcin – our main character – has been deeply hurt by his parents. His mother drank during the pregnancy, so as a result he was born with FAS (fetal alcohol syndrome). Because of their addiction to alcohol, at the age of twelve he was taken away from his parents. The orphanage took his childhood away. He felt like in the army when he was there. Despite many bad experiences, after reaching adulthood, he decided to return to his father and try to fix their relationship. Finding his own place – asylum, which for Marcin turns out to be a birdhouse – gives him hope. Still, the constant care for a father who is an alcolohic cuts his wings.

GENRE:
documentary
COUNTRY:
Poland
RUNNING TIME:
41'
YEAR:
COLOUR:
colour
DIRECTING:
Paweł Piotr Chorzępa
SCRIPT:
Paweł Piotr Chorzępa
DOP:
Paweł Piotr Chorzępa
EDITOR:
Agata Cierniak, Alan Zejer
SOUND:
Daniel Stopa
PRODUCTION:
Studio Munka

Paweł Piotr Chorzępa »

Paweł Piotr Chorzępa is a director and cinematographer working in both documentary and narrative cinema. His directorial debut, Sonny, premiered at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) and received multiple awards for both direction and cinematography at international film festivals. His films have been awarded and presented at leading festivals such as IDFA, Berlinale, Visions du Réel, Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, DOK Leipzig, CAMERIMAGE, and DocsMX, Krakow Film Festival.

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