Sonny
Poland2019documentary40'
A subtle story of difficult family relations. Marcin was taken away from his alcoholic parents when he was twelve and he spent the rest of his childhood in a children's home. After he comes of age, he comes back to his family home and tries to get on with his life: finds a job, pursues his passions, tries to re-establish contact with his father. At times it seems that the broken ties can be mended – the director captures intimate moments of true closeness between the father and the son. Yet these moments are constantly accompanied by alcohol-induced degradation. Marcin has to make a choice: should he fight with his father's addiction or think about his own future?
- directed by
- Paweł Chorzępa
Film director and cinematographer. He holds a Master’s degree from the Jagiellonian University (Institute of Philosophy) and a degree in Film Cinematography from the Faculty of Radio and Television at the University of Silesia. Member of the Polish Filmmakers’ Association. Author of dozens of documentary films screened and awarded at major film festivals, including Clermont-Ferrand, IDFA, the Berlinale, Visions du Réel and DOK Leipzig.
- cinematography
- Paweł Chorzępa
- script
- Paweł Chorzępa
- sound
- Daniel Stopa, Dominika Czakon, Kamil Guźniczak
- editing
- Agata Cierniak, Alan Zejer
- production
- Ewa Jastrzębska, Jerzy Kapuściński (Munk Studio - Polish Filmmakers Association), (Bees Film House), (Telewizja Polska), (Mandla Media), (Instytucja Filmowa Silesia Film), (Szkoła Filmowa im. Krzysztofa Kieślowskiego Uniwersytetu Śląskiego)
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