The doc­u­ment­ary film “Ponad chod­nikami” (“Above the Pave­ments”) has been qual­i­fied for the Inter­na­tional Doc­u­ment­ary Film Fest­ival Doc­uDays in Beirut.

The film tells the story of 18-​year-​old boy – pian­ist, who devel­ops his tal­ent in a small moun­tain­side vil­lage. The first part describes his intim­ate world, the world of sound and incred­ible sens­it­iv­ity which makes the boy feel like a changeling ali­en­ated from the world. The second part tells about his trip to Warsaw, where he takes part in work­shops and piano les­sons. Undoubtedly, the pho­to­graphy and the absence of dia­logue are the greatest advant­ages of the film, which tries to render the boy’s inner world without telling unne­ces­sary stories.

“Above the Pave­ments” has been pro­duced by the Film Group Paladino, TVP 1 and Andrzej Wajda Mas­ter School of Film Dir­ect­ing in cooper­a­tion with Pol­ish Film Institute.

Piotr Stas­iak, the film’s dir­ector, is the author of doc­u­ment­ar­ies: “One by One”, “7xMoscow”, “Andrzej Wajda: Let’s Shoot”. Read the inter­view with the documentary’s cam­era­man, Piotr Niemyski, here.

More on www​.docudays​.com (26.08.2009)