COMING OUT POLISH STYLE
POLISH TITLE: COMING OUT PO POLSKU
This film could not have been made as recently as 10 years ago. And even if it had been made, it would not have so openly focused on the experiences related to revealing one’s own sexual orientation. Today, homosexual coming out does not affect only famous people (such as Robert Biedroń, a gay rights activist and MP, Tomasz Raczek, a journalist, or theatre manager Maciej Nowak, all featuring in the film) but also ordinary Poles who increasingly boldly 'come out of the closet'. The Polish society is also changing and slowly learning tolerance.
- GENRE:
- documentary
- COUNTRY:
- POLAND
- RUNNING TIME:
- 61'
- YEAR:
- 2011
- DIRECTING:
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Sławomir Grunberg, Katka Reszke
- SCRIPT:
-
Sławomir Grunberg
- DOP:
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Sławomir Grunberg
- EDITOR:
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Katka Reszke
- MUSIC:
- Rony’s Insomnia (Rony Corcos)
- PRODUCTION:
- Ragusa Film (Lucyna Kowalska)
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.
A writer, documentary filmmaker, photographer and researcher in Jewish history, culture, and identity. She holds a Doctorate in Jewish Education from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and is a recipient of fellowships from the Mandel Foundation and the Memorial Foundation for Jewish Culture. Author of “Return Of The Jew: Identity Narratives of the Third Post-Holocaust Generation of Jews in Poland”, she lectures on different aspects of the Polish-Jewish experience at educational and cultural institutions across North America and Europe. Her documentary film titles include: “Coming Out Polish Style”, “Magda” and “Shimon's Returns”
