THE OLD
POLISH TITLE: STARY
A one-of-a-kind portrayal of the Helena Modrzejewska National Stary Theatre in Kraków. The camera follows the halls inside the building and discovers the secrets hiding in its walls. It takes us to places behind the curtains, inaccessible for the audience on a regular day, and stumbles upon the people of the theatre, both real and legendary. It is also a film about the individuals who have stood behind the fame and reputation of this place since its foundation. Stories of success are intertwined with painful memories and anecdotes, which embellish the entire picture. The authors won an Oscar nomination for their short documentary ‘Our Curse’.
- GENRE:
- documentary
- COUNTRY:
- Poland
- RUNNING TIME:
- 73'
- YEAR:
- 2023
- COLOUR:
- colour
- DIRECTING:
- Tomasz Śliwiński, Magda Hueckel
- SCRIPT:
- Tomasz Śliwiński, Magda Hueckel
- DOP:
- Marek Gajczak
- EDITOR:
- Tomasz Śliwiński, Aleksandra Idzikowska
- SOUND:
- Michał Korzeniowski, Agnieszka Obszańska
- ANIMATION:
- Daria Godyń, Anna Skoczeń
- PRODUCTION:
- Krakow Film Klaster, Narodowy Stary Teatr im. Heleny Modrzejewskiej w Krakowie
Tomasz Śliwiński »
Writer and director based in Warsaw. He is a graduate of Warsaw Film School and Wajda School of Film Directing in Warsaw. His previous short film “Our Curse” (2013) has been awarded at many international film festivals and was nominated for an Oscar Academy Award 2015 in the field of Documentary Short Subject.