ON THE EDGE – WITOLD K.

POLISH TITLE: NA KRAWĘDZI – WITOLD K.

Witold Kaczanowski is one of Poland's best-known artists, much more famous abroad than in his country of origin. He was born in Poland and spent his childhood under German occupation. Since 1980 he has lived and worked in the USA, where his art attracted numerous admirers and collectors. Due to a long period of emigration, many exhibitions and successes, his original painting style is recognised globally. Witold K.’s life and work are marked by loss – the artist lost his mother early, experienced the horrors of World War II and left his homeland as a young man.

GENRE:
documentary
COUNTRYI:
Poland
RUNNING TIME:
83'
YEAR:
COLOUR:
kolorowy
DIRECTING:
Jacek Knopp, Piotr Weychert
SCRIPT:
Jacek Knopp, Piotr Weychert
DOP:
Jacek Knopp
EDITOR:
Jacek Knopp
MUSIC:
Jarosław Lublin
ANIMATION:
Rafał Borowy
PRODUCER:
Piotr Weychert, Arte Gallery, Sławomir Chojecki, Mirosław Chojecki

Jacek Knopp »

Urodził się w 1964 roku. Absolwent Wydziału Radia i Telewizji Uniwersytetu Śląskiego. Członek Stowarzyszenia Filmowców Polskich. Reżyser filmów dokumentalnych, reklamowych i programów tv. Autor zdjęć do ponad 80 filmów dokumentalnych i 10 fabularnych, a także teatrów tv. Reżyser programów tv, filmów reklamowych oraz dokumentów, m.in. "Krajobraz przed ciszą" (1996), "Dotknij mnie" (1999), "Życie na krawędzi tworzenia obrazu" (2001), "Wiara, nadzieja, miłość" (2002), "Ballada o domu" (2006) czy "Maria i Anna" (2008).