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Tiger Soup

Poland2023documentary36'National Competition

A clash of grey communist reality with the American dream. A nostalgic story of Staś, a welder, who left Poland in the 1970s to start working in ‘Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey’, the biggest and oldest travelling circus in the world. However, everyday life turns out less than dreamy. Working in the travelling circus entails living constantly in almost one-kilometer long train which also carries all the animals. And your wages are lower than the unemployment benefit. In spite of all that, Staś remains optimistic and, equipped with a camera, records his crazy life abroad for the family he left behind in Poland.

directed by
Q&A guest, portret reżysera
Kacper ŚwitalskiQ&A guest

Director and producer. In 2021, his film "Lila" won the competition at the New Horizons Festival in Wrocław. A year later, together with Dominika Trybulec, he founded Studio Akita, where they jointly create film productions. In addition to filmmaking, Kacper is involved in research on the creative economy at SWPS University.

cinematography
Kajetan Falkowski
script
Kacper Świtalski
protagonists
Teresa Makos, Stanisław Makos
sound
Denis Dubiellav, Izabela Wiejaczka
editing
Maciej Trybulec, Kacper Świtalski
production
Kacper Świtalski, Dominika Trybulec (Studio Akita Sp. z o. o.)
Photo
Kadr z filmu Tiger Soup
Trailer