THE BALCONY MOVIE

POLISH TITLE: FILM BALKONOWY

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Can anyone be a movie hero? Can the world be locked in one film frame? Director Paweł Łoziński is watching people from his balcony as they are passing by: sad, thoughtful, glued to their phones, young and old. Neighbours, random visitors or simply passers-by. The filmmaker accosts them, asks questions, talks about how they deal with life. Standing there with his camera for over 2 years he has created a space for dialogue, a lay confessional of sorts, where everyone can stop by and tell their story. The protagonists carry secrets and mysteries, and are not easy to label. Every story is unique, and life always surpasses imagination. “The Balcony Movie” is a radical comeback to the beginnings of cinema, when man approached the camera. Maybe it’s enough to stop for a moment to get a deeper insight?

GENRE:
documentary
COUNTRY:
Poland
RUNNING TIME:
100'
YEAR:
COLOUR:
colour
DIRECTING:
Paweł Łoziński
SCRIPT:
Paweł Łoziński
DOP:
Paweł Łoziński
EDITOR:
Paweł Łoziński, Piasek & Wójcik
MUSIC:
Jan Duszyński
SOUND:
Paweł Łoziński, Franciszek Kozłowski
PRODUCTION:
Łoziński Production, HBO MAX
COPRODUCTION:
Film współfinansowany przez PISF i Kreatywną Europę z programu Media, Mazowiecki i Warszawski Fundusz Filmowy

Paweł Łoziński »

born in 1965 in Warsaw. Polish director, cameraman and producer of documentaries. Graduate of the Directing Department at the Film School in Łódź. Author of more than 20 award-winning documentaries. He makes distinct and emotionally charged films about people of whom he draws intimate portraits. Łoziński gained international recognition with his documentary debut „Birthplace” (1992). His next films „Sisters”, „Chemo”, „Father and Son”, „You Have No Idea How Much I Love You” and the latest „TheBalcony Movie” are considered innovative as they venture into new thematic areas and exploreuncharted spaces within the documentary film genre.
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