The Microphone Test

Poland1980documentary19'Retrospektywa Jacka Petryckiego (2024)

An employee of the radio broadcasting system at a Warsaw cosmetics plant tries to include more serious contents in his everyday programme. He asks each employee one question: “Do you feel a co-owner of the plant?” To his surprise, he discovers that most people give a negative answer. When the recording goes to the management, it is harshly criticised. It turns out that there is an enormous chasm between what regular employees really think and the propaganda spread around.

directed by
Marcel Łoziński, portret reżysera
Marcel Łoziński

Documentary film director and screenwriter. Born in Paris in 1940. Graduate of Warsaw Technical University and the Department of Cinematography at Łódź Film School. His achievements include over 20 documentary films that have been awarded all over the world. His picture 89mm from Europe obtained an Oscar nomination in 1994. He has lectured at La Femis in Paris and the University of Warsaw, among others. Łoziński is a member of AMPAS and EFA. He has received a number of prestigious awards. Currently, he is running Dok Pro, a documentary course at the Wajda School.

cinematography
Jacek Petrycki
script
Marek Petrycki
sound
Halina Paszkowska
editing
Katarzyna Maciejko
production
Jerzy Tomaszewicz, (Wytwórnia Filmów Dokumentalnych)
Photo
Kadr z filmu The Microphone Test