A LIFE TO LIVE
POLISH TITLE: ŻYCIE PRZED TOBĄ
An optimistic and warm story of the blind children who are being prepared for an independent adult life by the instructors at the Centre for the Blind in Laski.
- GENRE:
- documentary
- COUNTRY:
- Polska
- RUNNING TIME:
- 20'
- YEAR:
- 2002
- DIRECTING:
- Maciej Adamek
- SCRIPT:
- Maciej Adamek
- DOP:
- Artur Żurawski
- EDITOR:
- Sławomir Goździk
- MUSIC:
- Helmut Ockenfels, Eric Satie
- PRODUCTION:
- Koncept Media
Maciej Adamek »
Director and scriptwriter. Graduated from Polish Philology at Gdańsk University and directing at Polish National Film School in Łódź. His film received many prestigious awards.
AT FESTIVALS:
- Palm Springs International Film Festival, 2004, USA, (Best Documentary Film)
- San Francisco International Film Festival, USA, 2004, (Golden Gate Award)
- Chicago International Children Film Festival, 2005, (Best Documentary Film)
- Buster International Film Festival, Denmark, 2004, (Best Documentary Film)
- Amber Arch in Vilnius, Lithuania, 2004, (First Prize)
- Blue Sea Film Festival, Finland, 2004, (First Prize)
- SilverDocs, USA, 2004, (Audience Award)
- Dawson International Film Festival, Canada, 2005, (Audience Award)
- High Falls Film Festival, New York, USA, 2005, (Audience Award)
- Stockholm International Film Festival, 2005, (Siver Diploma)
- Isfahan International Short Film Festival, Iran, 2005, (Special Jury Mention)
- "The Way We Live" International Short Film Festival, Germany, 2003, (Second Prize)
- Aljazeera International Television Production Festival, Quatar, (Bronze Award)
- Flickerfest International Short Film Festival, Australia, 2005 (Best Documentary Film)
AWARDS AT POLISH FESTIVALS:
* 43. Krakow Film Festiwal - Student Jury Award * "The Way We Live" International Short Film Festival - II Prize * San Francisco International Film Festival - Golden Gate Award * SilverDocs - Audience Award * Palm Springs International Film Festival - Grand Prix * Flickerfest International Short Film Festival - Best Documentary Film * High Falls Film Festival in New York - Audience Award