MR. WERNER

POLISH TITLE: PAN WERNER

A documentary impression in which Werner Feliks Rzeźnikowski – a member of The Polish Scouting Association and Gray Ranks, an ex-prisoner of the Stutthof Concentration Camp, and a survivor of the Death March – tells the difficult story of his life. A history from the perspective of an inhabitant of a small town in the Province of Pomerania sheds a new light on the life of Kashubians during the pre‑war period, World War II, and in the post-war Poland. What is noteworthy, the documentary does not portray a life of a man broken by his experiences, but emphasizes the fact that even after such a trauma it is still possible to enjoy everyday life

GENRE:
documentary
COUNTRY:
Poland
RUNNING TIME:
17'
YEAR:
DIRECTING:
Wanda Dittrich, Mateusz Koldun, Mariusz Wirski
SCRIPT:
Wanda Dittrich, Mariusz Wirski
DOP:
Mateusz Koldun, Mariusz Wirski
EDITOR:
Mateusz Koldun
MUSIC:
Piotr Zarzycki
SOUND:
Mateusz Koldun, Mariusz Wirski
PRODUCTION:
MWM Art Film

Wanda Dittrich »

Born 1986. Doctor of humanisties of the University of Gdańsk. Literary scholar and film expert, cultural animator, organizer of scientific conferences, cultural and artistic events. Screenwriter and co-author of independent films Performance, Possession, Proces, Fa(e)ces, 45-39. Scientific editor of a few books, including Wstręt i obrzydzenie. She publishes in “Bliza”, among others

Mateusz Koldun »

Born 1987. Graduate of polish Studies at the University of Gdańsk. He works at the studio of the scientific TV of the University of Technology in Gdańsk. He graduated from the Film and Televison Academy. Author of numerous documentaries, commercials, TV and Internet interviews. Co-founder of the “Amatorzy TV” Internet magazine. Director of a few independent feature and documentary films

Mariusz Wirski »

Born 1984. Ph. D. student of Polish Studies at the University of Gdańsk, culture animator, organiser of scientific conferences, artistic and cultural events. He studied Intermedia at the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk. Independent filmmaker and video artist, author of several hundred documentaries, animations and experimental films, including Performance, Somnus Redux, Passerby, Past Perfect, Fa(e)ces, 45-39. Scientific editor of a few books, including Wstręt i obrzydzenie. He publishes in “Bliza”, among others