A BAR AT THE VICTORIA STATION

POLISH TITLE: BAR NA VICTORII

Two desperate young Polish men go to London, having been promised attractive employment. When they get there things aren’t exactly what they expected them to be. Leszek Dawid observes their travel preparations and problems abroad.

GENRE:
documentary
RUNNING TIME:
56'
YEAR:
DIRECTING:
Leszek Dawid
SCRIPT:
Leszek Dawid
DOP:
Leszek Dawid
EDITOR:
Anna Adamowicz, Leszek Dawid
MUSIC:
Bartosz Straburzyński
PRODUCTION:
PWSFTviT (Państwowa Wyższa Szkoła Filmowa, Telewizyjna i Teatralna)

Leszek Dawid »

Born in 1971 in Kluczbork. Director, screenwriter. Author of awarded documentaries and feature films. Graduate in English Philology from the University of Wrocław and in the Directing Department of the Lodz Film School (currently a lecturer there). Grant holder and a member of Junge Akademie der Kunste in Berlin. Awarded scholarship by the Nipkow Foundation and Screenwriting Fund of Andrzej Munk.
AWARDS AT POLISH FESTIVALS:
* Krakow Film Festival 2004 - "The Silver Dragon" in internationa competition and "The Silver Hobby-Horse" in Polish competition
* Dokument-Art, Neubrandenburg - Grand Prix
* International Film and Tv School Festival "Mediaschool", Łódź 2004 - Grand Prix
* Student Film Festiwal "Węgiel", Cieszyn 2004 - First Prize