Starting point (18+)
Poland , 2014, colour, 25 min.
Director: Michal Szczesniak
Director: Michal Szczesniak
Aneta rebelled at the age of 19. She went to prison for murder. Nine years later, while serving her sentence, she takes up a job of a carer. Every day she leaves the prison to go to the nursing home to look after Helena who suffers from rheumatism. By talking to the old lady Aneta realises how much she has in life and starts to believe in herself before the hard test which is ahead of her.
AWARDS
22nd International Film Festival PLUS CAMERIMAGE, Poland, 2014: Grand Prix in the Short Documentary Films Competition; International Documentary Film Festival “Documenta Madrid”, Spain, 2015: Special Mention; Sheffield International Documentary Film Festival, UK, 2015: Short Documentary Films Award.
Michal Szczesniak
Michal Szczesniak
is a director, screenwriter, writer and journalist. He was awarded a Polish Filmmakers Association young film artist’s grant in 2013. His short feature, “A Boat”, received numerous awards both in Poland and abroad and his screenplay, “Goliath”. His writings appear in the “TRENDY (Trends). Art of Living” monthly and his debut novel, “Dla wilka” (“For the Wolf”), is due out this year.
FILMOGRAPHY
A Boat, 2007; Sashka, Sashka…, 2011, Starting Point, 2014.
Poland , 2014, colour, 25 min.
Director: Michal Szczesniak
Director: Michal Szczesniak
Aneta rebelled at the age of 19. She went to prison for murder. Nine years later, while serving her sentence, she takes up a job of a carer. Every day she leaves the prison to go to the nursing home to look after Helena who suffers from rheumatism. By talking to the old lady Aneta realises how much she has in life and starts to believe in herself before the hard test which is ahead of her.
AWARDS
22nd International Film Festival PLUS CAMERIMAGE, Poland, 2014: Grand Prix in the Short Documentary Films Competition; International Documentary Film Festival “Documenta Madrid”, Spain, 2015: Special Mention; Sheffield International Documentary Film Festival, UK, 2015: Short Documentary Films Award.