FUTHARK
A short experimental documentary exploring the world of magic, rituals, Nordic myths and runes. A philosophical journey into the past in search of the origins of the present, providing a pretext to reflect on man's place in the world, his relationship with nature or the loss of authentic spirituality. The narrative led by Dawid Rudziński - an artist, tattooer and musician - is accompanied by poetic images of nature clashing with the harsh landscape of cities, where man has turned away from nature, which, as the narrator suggests, is the true root of humanity. All locations were filmed in Poland.
- GENRE:
- documentary
- COUNTRY:
- Polska
- RUNNING TIME:
- 12'
- YEAR:
- 2020
- COLOUR:
- colour
- DIRECTING:
- Konrad Kultys
- DOP:
- Konrad Kultys
- EDITOR:
- Konrad Kultys, Dorota Stolarska
- MUSIC:
- Dawid Rudziński
- SOUND:
- Aleksandra Konik
- PRODUCTION:
- Kultfilm
Konrad Kultys »
A film directing student and cinematography graduate of the Łódź Film School, he holds a PhD in Fine Arts from the Academy of Fine Arts. An alumnus of the Directors Series 2024 program at the NFTS in Beaconsfield, his films have been screened at over 70 festivals across five continents. Stagnant, written and directed by Konrad, was the most awarded Polish feature short at international festivals in 2022.In 2024, he won the TVN Warner Bros. Discovery competition and created a short sci-fi film using a volume LED screen (Aura 2025). He also completed several other short films set to be released in 2025 in Poland and the UK (Glitter, Harmony Cleaning, Unbeing, Conception Game). A member of the Polish Filmmakers Association, he works between Poland and the United Kingdom.
AT FESTIVALS:
- East Van Showcase, Canada, (competition)
- Ravenheart International Film Festival, Norway, 2020 (competition)
- Buskopolis Festival of Cinematic Oddities, USA, 2020 (competition)
- 31st International Festival of Ethnological Film, Serbia, 2022 (competition)