FRESHMAN
POLISH TITLE: ŚWIEŻAK
"Freshman" is a two-year observation of a fifteen-year-old Jędrek. Cut off from his family and loved ones, the boy gets locked up in a juvenile prison. Now he has to adapt to this new, harsh environment. At first, he is scared and lonely, but later, he meets a friend - Wojtek. The juvy slowly becomes their new home.
- GENRE:
- documentary
- COUNTRY:
- Poland
- RUNNING TIME:
- 26'
- YEAR:
- 2024
- COLOUR:
- colour
- DIRECTING:
- Michał Edelman, Tomasz Pawlik
- SCRIPT:
- Michał Edelman, Tomasz Pawlik
- DOP:
- Tomasz Pawlik
- EDITOR:
- Przemek Krężel, Julia Polkowska
- MUSIC:
- Joanna Szczęsnowicz
- SOUND:
- Bartosz Putkiewicz
- PRODUCTION:
- Studio Munka
Michał Edelman »
Born in 1995 in Łódź. He was a student of Inter-area Individual Humanistic and Social Studies at the University of Warsaw. Currently, he is a third-year student of Film and Television Directing of the Film School in Łódź. He has worked as a second director on many feature films and commercials. He directs short feature films, music videos and documentaries.
AT FESTIVALS:
- Millenium Docs Against Gravity 2024, 2024 (Short Film Award)