DO PAINTERS DIE ELSEWHERE

POLISH TITLE: DOKĄD UMIERAJĄ MALARZE

REPRESENTED BY KFF

„Do Painters Die Elsewhere” is an immersive, intimate love story portrait, guided by the artist’s life rather than a traditional biographical narrative. It does not follow a chronological retelling of a “great painter’s” life, nor does it rely on conventional talking-head interviews. Instead, the film draws us into an emotional mosaic, woven from archival materials that Bolko himself collected—artifacts that once gave him a sense of purpose in moments of doubt.

GENRE:
documentary
COUNTRY:
Polska
RUNNING TIME:
70'
YEAR:
COLOUR:
colour / black and white
DIRECTING:
Michał Pietrak
SCRIPT:
Michał Pietrak
DOP:
Jan Bąk
EDITOR:
Katarzyna Drozdowicz
MUSIC:
Michał Pietrak, Filip Szuba, Mateusz Stańczak, Aleks Łachacz
SOUND:
Anna Stadniczeńko
PRODUCTION:
Michał Pietrak, Orient Film

Michał Pietrak »

Born in 2001. Graduated Warsaw Film Highschool and "Bohemian summer", directing workshop at Film Academy in Prague. In 2022-2024 studied painting at the Fine Arts Academy in Cracow. Since 2018 organizing cultural events such as exhibitions, concerts and  spectacles.  Awarded with "Źródło" Poetry award, Participant of poetry residences. In 2022 published poetry book named "Pańska Skórka". In 2023 directed "The Red Gate", a spectacle based on literature of Bogusław Choiński. The spectakle premiered at Modern Art Museum in Warsaw, at Polish-French coproducted exhibition "Anka Przypadkiem".