KARSKI & THE LORDS OF HUMANITY

POLISH TITLE: KARSKI I WŁADCY LUDZKOŚCI

Karski & The Lords of Humanity is a feature-length partially animated documentary project. The film tells the story of a member of the Polish underground who acted as a courier during World War II and whose most prominent mission was to inform the Allied powers of Nazi crimes against the Jews of Europe in an effort to prevent the Holocaust. Jan Karski infiltrated the Warsaw Ghetto and a Transit Camp and carried his dreadful eye-witness report of the atrocities to Britain and the United States, hoping that it would shake the conscience of the powerful leaders or – as Karski would call them – the Lords of Humanity.

GENRE:
documentary / animation
COUNTRY:
Polska, USA
RUNNING TIME:
72'
YEAR:
DIRECTING:
Sławomir Grunberg
SCRIPT:
Sławomir Grunberg, Katka Reszke, E. Thomas Wood
DOP:
Sławomir Grunberg
EDITOR:
Katka Reszke, Matylda Kawka
SOUND:
Tomasz Dukszta C.A.S.
ANIMATION:
Tomasz Niedźwiedź
PRODUCTION:
Apple Film Production, Logtv Ltd

Sławomir Grunberg »

Documentary producer, director and cameraman. He is a graduate of the Polish Film School in Łódź, immigrated to the USa in 1981 and has since directed and produced over 40 documentaries. His "School Prayer. A community at war" received an Emmy Award. Sławomir's independent works focus on critical social, political, and environmental issues. His director of photography credits includes two Oscar Nominations.