1970
Poland2021documentary70'Konkurs polski (2021)
Tomasz Wolski continues an excellent series of documentaries based on found footage. This time he reveals the real dynamics of the events on the Polish Coast in December 1970. Combining archival footage with recently discovered transcripts of conversations between decision-makers (brought to life on the screen thanks to animation), he creates an overall image of the protests. He pays tribute to the protesters but mostly sheds new light on actions of the authorities: he depicts those who gave orders and those who followed them obediently, recalls specific names and exposes mechanisms of repression and propaganda.
Awards
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2021 National competition
The Award for the director of the best documentary film over 30 minutesSilver Hobby-Horse
- directed by
- Tomasz Wolski
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Director, screenwriter, cinematographer, and editor. A graduate of Journalism at the Jagiellonian University and the Documentary Course at the Wajda School (2003). Member of the Polish Filmmakers Association (SFP), Polish Academy of Film (PAF), and European Film Academy (EFA). Since 2024, he has also served on the Polish Film Institute (PISF) Council. His feature-length documentary 1970 was screened at over 50 international festivals worldwide and received numerous awards (Visions du Réel, Krakow Film Festival, Zagrebdox, Festival Film Dokumenter, Batumi International Art House Film Festival). He also edited Sergei Loznitsa’s films Babi Yar. Context and The Kiev Trial, as well as Anna Gawlita’s Krzyżoki.
- cinematography
- Tomasz Wolski
- script
- Tomasz Wolski
- animated by
- Robert Sowa
- music
- Marcin Lenarczyk
- sound
- Bartłomiej Tyciński, Dj Lenar
- editing
- Tomasz Wolski
- production
- Anna Gawlita (Kijora Film)
- Photo
- Trailer