Grandmamauntsistercat
Poland, The Netherlands2024documentary23'Short Matters!
Based on the Polish Educational Archive materials, the film tells the story of a matriarchal family through the eyes of a child grappling with the reproduction of ideological and representational systems. Originally created as a didactic and propagandist tool in communist Poland, the footage was repurposed as the locus of autofictional memories, where the register shifted towards the treatment of images as specimens.
- directed by
- Zuza Banasińska
An artist and filmmaker from Warsaw, based in Amsterdam. In their practice, they are interested in the reproduction of images and how these enable the reproduction of systems, subjects and bodies. Zuza Banasińska is an artist and filmmaker from Warsaw, currently based in Amsterdam. In their essay films and installations, they use archives to examine how the reproduction of images enables the reproduction of systems, subjects and bodies. Their newest film, Kontrewers, recently premiered at the 76th Berlinale Shorts. Their previous film, Grandmamauntsistercat, premiered at the International Film Festival Rotterdam 2024 and the 74th Berlinale, where it received the Teddy Award for best short film. It has now screened at over 100 film festivals, including New York Film Festival, Visions du Réel, and winning 14 awards, including a nomination for the European Film Award and the Doc Alliance award.
- cinematography
- Archiwum Wytwórni Filmów Oświatowych
- script
- Zuza Banasińska
- animated by
- Zuza Banasińska
- music
- Martyna Basta, Julek Tarasiuk
- editing
- Zuza Banasińska
- production
- (Educational Film Studio)
- Photo
