Screenings
Internetowa edycja 65. KFF
A Song of Humble Beauty
Poland2025documentary56'National Competition
In the era of mass production of disposable goods, this trip to present-day Karachi resembles a journey back in time. It brings us to places where beautiful items are manufactured with patience and impressive mastery. Wandering through the streets, bazaars, workshops and local shops, we take a sneak peek at the work of traditional dyers, potters or embroiderers. What we gain is more than an ethnographic record. Devoid of words, this visually rich poem is also a cinematic meditation on the richness of Pakistani culture to the purifying sounds of Sufi mantras.
- 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.
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