Needle

Poland2024documentary30'Konkurs polski (2024)

A punk story about the Z generation without censorship. Oscar, who lives in Toronto, returns to Krakow after many years. He carries a baggage of difficult life experiences with him and has a plan for the coming future – tattooing. Half-legally, in friends’ flats, in the street, whenever he can – he offers inking. Rumours about his work spread around town, which facilitates new contacts with other beginning artists. They treat tattooing and being tattooed as a creative activity which enables them to express themselves and break free from any rules.

directed by
Józef Gross, portret reżysera
Józef Gross

A promising 20-year-old director from Krakow. He grew up in the Podwawelskie district, and from an early age, he has been a fan of Luc Besson's films. So far, he has mainly worked on music videos for street artists, with his most well-known being the T.W.R. "Gummo remix", which has around a million views. He is currently studying directing at film school and working on set design for productions in Krakow. He's brimming with ideas and enthusiasm for creating more audiovisual projects.

cinematography
Konrad Wróblewski, Józef Gross, Kuba Hojan
script
Józef Gross
protagonists
Oskar Pulczyński
music
Akademia , Teatr Szachrajskiej Piguły
sound
Albert Stensen
editing
Piotr Paruch
production
Zuzanna Brzezińska (Park Filmowy)
Photo
Kadr z filmu Needle
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