THE WHALE SONG
POLISH TITLE: Pieśń wieloryba
The story of Krzysztof Globisz, an actor who suffers from aphasia after a stroke. Despite this, he returns to teaching at a theatre school, as well as to work on stage and takes on the role of a whale who has his own, separate language.
- GENRE:
- documentary
- COUNTRY:
- Poland
- RUNNING TIME:
- 64'
- YEAR:
- 2025
- COLOUR:
- colour
- DIRECTING:
- Michał Hytroś
- SCRIPT:
- Michał Hytroś
- DOP:
- Janusz Szymański
- EDITOR:
- Michał Hytroś
- MUSIC:
- Mateusz Bieryt
- SOUND:
- Michał Fojcik
- PRODUCTION:
- Ewa Jastrzębska, Jerzy Kapuściński, Magdalena Tomanek
Michał Hytroś »
Michał Hytroś was born in 1994 in Kraków. He graduated from the K. Kieślowski Film School in Katowice in Film and Theatre Directing and from The A. Zelwerowicz National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw in Dramatic Acting. His film productions were awarded multiple times at Polish and international festivals. Winner of, among others: the Silver Dragon at the 58th Krakow Film Festival for the documentary "The Sisters", the Grand Prix at the 21st "Mecal Pro" Festival in Barcelona, as well as the CILECT award 2019 for the best documentary.
AT FESTIVALS:
- 65th Krakow Film Festival, 2025, Poland, 2025 (competition)