MY GRAY WORLD
POLISH TITLE: SIWY AMATOR
After another divorce, the protagonist (the photographer) abandons his life in Switzerland and returns to his homeland, traveling alone in a camper van to create an album about Poland. His friendship and cooperation with Krzysztof Kieślowski allowed the photographer to complete his life's work - a photo album documenting Oscar-winning cinematographers. Despite his global success, the photographer feels existential dissatisfaction. At 80, he is still searching for himself. The film is a profound portrait of an outsider and an artist, in which the worlds of film and photography intertwine.
- GENRE:
- documentary
- COUNTRY:
- Polska
- RUNNING TIME:
- 60'
- YEAR:
- 2025
- COLOUR:
- colour
- DIRECTING:
- Petro Aleksowski
- SCRIPT:
- Petro Aleksowski
- DOP:
- Petro Aleksowski
- EDITOR:
- Petro Aleksowski
- MUSIC:
- Michał Jacaszek
- PRODUCTION:
- Petro Aleksowski, Amitall Agencja Filmowa
AT FESTIVALS:
- Eastern Europe Film Festival, 2025, Romania, 2025 (Honorable Mention - Best Cinematography)
- Leeds International Film Festival, 2025, United Kingdom, 2025 (Best Documentary Film)
- Valèiff • València Indie Film Festival, 2025, Spain, 2025 (competition)
- Cinematography & Photography Awards, 2025, United Kingdom, 2025 (competition)
- Rasnov Film and Histories Festival (FFIR), 2025, Romania, 2025 (competition)
- 1st Monthly FIlm Festival, 2025, Serbia, 2025 (Best Documentary Medium Length Film)
- Independent Film Festival Poombukar, 2025, India, 2025 (Best Documentary Film)
- Kodaikanal International Film Festival, 2025, India, 2025 (Best Documentary Film, Best Cinematography)
- Aleksandre Trauner ART/FILM Festival, 2025, Hungary, 2025 (competition)
- By The River Film Festival, 2025, North Macedonia, 2025 (competition)
- Kraftfest Film Festival, 2025, Macedonia, 2025 (competition)
- Silver Screen International Film Festival (SSIFF), 2025, Czech Republic, 2025 (Best Documentary Film)
- Spotlight Documentary Awards, 2025, USA, 2025 (competition)
- Iran International Documentary Film Festival, Cinema Verite, 2025. Iran, 2025 (competition)
- Athvikvaruni International Film Festival, 2025, India, 2025 (Best Documentary Film)
- Peshawar International Film Festival, 2025, Pakistan, 2025 (Best Documentary Film)
- DMOFF Direct Monthly Online Film Festival, 2025, USA, 2025 (Audience Award)