"15 CORNERS OF THE WORLD" AWARDED IN BELGRADE
"15 Corners of the World" by Zuzanna Solakiewicz was chosen the best feature-length documentary film at the Documentary and Short Film Festival in Belgrade.
In 2015, the Serbian festival was held for the 62nd time. The festival programme includes documentary films, short feature films and experimental films. The films shown in Belgrade are primarily local and regional ones (produced mainly in Serbia or Croatia), and productions from the entire world are included only in the feature-length documentary film competition. It is this category, the Best Film, in which "15 corners of the world" was awarded.
The documentary by Zuzanna Solakiewicz tells the story of Eugeniusz Rudnik, who revolutionised the notion of music using a couple of scissors and magnetic tape. The member of the legendary Experimental Studio in the Polish Radio, he discovered the value hidden in broken, rejected sounds long before the era of the DJs dawned. In times when electronic music was made on the equipment from scientific laboratory, he showed how to use it to reach out to other human being and tell a story about him. "15 corners of the world" is an attempt to hear his music with our eyes. Following the rhythm of architecture, the movement of human body, pulsating heartbeat of nature, we rediscover the surrounding reality. Moving pictures show the wonder which came true in the era of tape recorders and disappeared with the coming of computers. They express delight in the wonderful analogue era and the need to experiment - discover unknown regions, test boundaries, constantly search for new means of expression.
You can find more information on the Festival's website.