Under a Placid Sky
Poland2018documentary92'
Unhurried in its rhythm, this impressionistic film portrays the director’s hometown. Her camera lens captures Dobrodzień (or Guttentag, which is its pre-war name) as a place marked with the memory of its former residents – Poles, Germans and Jews – and their complicated coexistence. Silent and patient observation gives the voice to old houses, post-industrial buildings and those witnesses to history and their descendants who still remember the glory days as well as the tragic fate of this multinational community.
- directed by
- Anna Konik
is a contemporary artist and producer of her video projects and art films. She collaborates with international cultural institutions, foundations and others in Poland and abroad. Her short art film "Our Lady's Forever" (2007) was screened at the 61st Locarno International Film Festival. Her art documentary "Under a Placid Sky" (2018) had its world premiere at the 58th Kraków IFF and has been presented at FilmPOLSKA Festival, the 25th Jewish FBB and in the Centre for Contemporary Art Ujazdowski Castle in Warsaw. Konik’s art documentary „Silence Hear Loud” (2022) had its world premiere and opened the Human Rights Watch Film Festival in London. The Polish premiere of the film took place at the 19th Millennium Docs Against Gravity and was screened, among others, at INNCONTRO Film Festival, Festival of Migrant Film, Ljubljana or DocPoint - Helsinki Documentary Film Festival. Her films and artworks have been shown in international museums and galleries.
- cinematography
- Jędrzej Niestrój
- script
- Anna Konik
- cast
- Maria Eichhorn, Józef Florczyk, Józef Grabiński, Piotr Górniak, Aniela Konik, Anna Konik
- music
- Kamil Sajewicz
- sound
- Jędrzej Niestrój, Anna Konik
- editing
- Agnieszka Kowalczyk, Anna Konik
- production
- Anna Konik
- Photo
