POSTCARDS FROM THE VERGE
POLISH TITLE: POCZTÓWKI ZNAD KRAWĘDZI
A filmmaking couple gets stuck on the Bolivian-Chilean border for a year and a half due to the pandemic. Filmed by the protagonists, this is a visual story about growing up and trying to stabilize their relationship in a world that is going through a crisis.
- GENRE:
- documentary
- COUNTRY:
- Poland
- RUNNING TIME:
- 40'
- YEAR:
- 2023
- COLOUR:
- colour
- DIRECTING:
- Natalia Koniarz
- SCRIPT:
- Natalia Koniarz
- DOP:
- Stanisław Cuske
- EDITOR:
- Kosma Kowalczyk, Jakub Darewski
- MUSIC:
- Michał Jacaszek
Natalia Koniarz »
Documentary filmmaker. Born in the Beskid Mountains, she has lived and worked in Chile, Bolivia, and France. She currently splits her time between Warsaw and Cairo. A graduate of the Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School, where she now lectures and is pursuing a PhD. She made her debut with the film "Tama", which received awards at festivals such as Fipadoc, Go Short, and New Horizons. The film was screened at over 50 festivals and broadcast on the French platform TENK as well as on Polish Television (TVP). Her next documentary, "Postcards from the Verge", premiered at IDFA and was showcased at Makedox, Women Make Waves, and numerous other international festivals. She is a Grand Prix winner for Best Pitch at the East Doc Platform Forum and a participant in the Ex Oriente program. She has also developed her projects through DocsBarcelona Public Pitch and Fipadoc Industry.
AT FESTIVALS:
- IDFA International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam 2023, The Netherlands, 2023 (competition)
- 72nd Trento Film Festival (2024, Italy), 2024 (Silver Gentian - Main Award, Premio Amalia De Eccher)
- AUTRANS Festival International du Film de Montagne d'Autrans (2024, France), 2024 ( Prix de la Meilleure réalisation technique de cinéma)