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THE TOWN THAT DROVE AWAY

POLISH TITLE: MIASTO, KTÓRE WYJECHAŁO

Hasankeyf, a town in Kurdistan with a millennia-old history, disappears beneath the water, swallowed by a massive and prestigious dam project. Promises of modern life strip the people of their identity and old homes, replacing them with new concrete buildings. The citizens find themselves entangled in a political game where survival depends on obedience to new rules: unmarried people lose the right to housing, and shepherds are forced to give up their animals. Each new restriction reminds them that their lives will never truly belong to them — they are merely pawns in a system that demands obedience and submission. Everything they once knew has been taken from them forever, leaving behind only family pride and a fragile remnant of dignity.

GENRE:
documentary
COUNTRY:
Poland
RUNNING TIME:
70'
YEAR:
COLOUR:
colour
DIRECTING:
Natalia Pietsch, Grzegorz Piekarski
SCRIPT:
Natalia Pietsch, Grzegorz Piekarski
DOP:
Natalia Pietsch, Grzegorz Piekarski
EDITOR:
Alan Zejer, Michał Buczek
MUSIC:
Józef van Wissem
SOUND:
Tomasz Dukszta C.A.S.
PRODUCTION:
Katarzyna Kostecka

Natalia Pietsch »

Born in 1988 in Krakow. In 2011 she graduated with honours from the Academy of Fine Arts in Katowice (graphics). At present, she is studying Film Image Production at the Faculty of Radio and Television of the University of Silesia in Katowice. Since 2013, she has been working as a cinematographer and gaffer at feature films, documentaries and music videos. "Euphoria", made within the Munk Studio’s project, is her directing debut.

Grzegorz Piekarski »

Director and screenwriter. Born in Warsaw. A graduate of the Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School in Katowice and the Faculty of Mechatronics at the Warsaw University of Technology. Recipient of the “Young Poland” scholarship from the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage. Member of the Polish Filmmakers Association. Participant in the Doc Lab Poland and dok.incubator programs.

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