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Polonez
By
Agnieszka ElbanowskaDuration
16 MIN
Language
Polish
Subtitles
French/english
Country
Poland
Year
2016
Synopsis
In the small, central Polish town of Aleksandrow Kujawski, the director of the local culture center announces a competition. The theme ... a creative presentation of your personal patriotic attitude. Entrants are free to demonstrate their creativity in whatever form they like; in song, recitation or gesture, by giving a speech or staging their piece. Anything goes. There’s just one requirement; entrants may only present their own, original work. The eleventh day of the eleventh month arrives ... Poland’s Independence Day. And on this very day, the jury, consisting of the director, the mayor, a priest and a local poetess, will select the region’s number one patriot.
Direction
Agnieszka Elbanowska
Director, editor, reporter and photojournalist Agnieszka Elbanowska is a graduate of the University of Warsaw, Roma Tre University and the Wajda School and is currently working on her Ph.D. at the Lodz Film School. A member of the Polish Filmmakers Association. Her most recent film, The Love Equation of Henry Fast, has been screened at festivals in Poland and abroad and has won numerous awards.
Editing
Agnieszka Elbanowska
Cinematographer
Pawel Chorzepa
Screenplay
Agnieszka Elbanowska
Original Title
Polonez
English Title
Polonaise