THE DOG HILL

POLISH TITLE: MARYSINA POLANA

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A story about four men of different age who spend six months each year working as shepherds, away from their families and civilization. They have a lot of time to talk about the most important and leaving aspects of life. The highlander’s philosophy in short. 

FILM REPRESENTED BY THE KRAKOW FILM FOUNDATION

GENRE:
documentary
COUNTRY:
Polska
RUNNING TIME:
39'
YEAR:
DIRECTING:
Grzegorz Zariczny
SCRIPT:
Grzegorz Zariczny
DOP:
Weronika Bilska
EDITOR:
Grzegorz Zariczny
PRODUCTION:
Mistrzowska Szkoła Reżyserii Filmowej Andrzeja Wajdy (obecnie: Wajda Studio)

Grzegorz Zariczny »

Grzegorz Zariczny is a Polish director and screenwriter (b. 1983). He studied film directing at the Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School (Faculty of Radio and Television) of the University of Silesia in Katowice and completed a documentary programme at the Wajda School in Warsaw. His documentary debut The Dog Hill (Marysina Polana, 2010) marked the start of his career and was widely awarded in Poland and abroad. His short documentary The Whistle (Gwizdek, 2012) went on to win the Short Film Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival (2013). Zariczny later directed fiction work including Waves (Fale, 2016), which had its world premiere in the Main Competition at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, and Simple Things (Proste rzeczy, 2020). He is known for combining documentary sensitivity with narrative storytelling and intimate, character-driven cinema. He is known for combining documentary sensitivity with narrative storytelling and intimate character-driven cinema.


AWARDS AT POLISH FESTIVALS:
* 50. Krakow Film Festival - The Maciej Szumowski Award founded by Kino Polska TV