DO PAINTERS DIE ELSEWHERE
POLISH TITLE: DOKĄD UMIERAJĄ MALARZE
REPRESENTED BY KFF
„Do Painters Die Elsewhere” is an immersive, intimate love story portrait, guided by the artist’s life rather than a traditional biographical narrative. It does not follow a chronological retelling of a “great painter’s” life, nor does it rely on conventional talking-head interviews. Instead, the film draws us into an emotional mosaic, woven from archival materials that Bolko himself collected—artifacts that once gave him a sense of purpose in moments of doubt.
- GENRE:
- documentary
- COUNTRY:
- Polska
- RUNNING TIME:
- 70'
- YEAR:
- 2025
- COLOUR:
- colour / black and white
- DIRECTING:
- Michał Pietrak
- SCRIPT:
- Michał Pietrak
- DOP:
- Jan Bąk
- EDITOR:
- Katarzyna Drozdowicz
- MUSIC:
- Michał Pietrak, Filip Szuba, Mateusz Stańczak, Aleks Łachacz
- SOUND:
- Anna Stadniczeńko
- PRODUCTION:
- Michał Pietrak, Orient Film
Michał Pietrak »
Born in 2001. Graduated Warsaw Film Highschool and "Bohemian summer", directing workshop at Film Academy in Prague. In 2022-2024 studied painting at the Fine Arts Academy in Cracow. Since 2018 organizing cultural events such as exhibitions, concerts and spectacles. Awarded with "Źródło" Poetry award, Participant of poetry residences. In 2022 published poetry book named "Pańska Skórka". In 2023 directed "The Red Gate", a spectacle based on literature of Bogusław Choiński. The spectakle premiered at Modern Art Museum in Warsaw, at Polish-French coproducted exhibition "Anka Przypadkiem".
AT FESTIVALS:
- 65th Krakow Film Festival 2025, Poland, 2025 (competition)
- 37th Galway Film Fleadh, Ireland 2025, 2025 (competition)