Working Women: A Set of Short Docs
Teachers, workers, farmers. Documentary portraits of women who, in their daily work, confronted the demands of communist reality, faced the injustices of the patriarchal system, and endured condescending treatment. Not to mention their additional responsibilities of managing daily household chores. A woman’s life in the People’s Republic of Poland resembled working 24 hours a day (and truthfully, not much has changed in this regard to this day). Therefore, it’s no surprise that mainly women – with few exceptions – were able to depict this labor with all its pains, problems, but also joys and hopes for change.
Jakub Demiańczuk
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DATE
April 8, 2024
TIME
4:00 PM
VENUE
Kino Iluzjon Mała Czarna
COPY / OTHERS
Q’n’A
Intro
Live music
Debate
DATE
April 10, 2024
TIME
8:30 PM
VENUE
Kino Iluzjon Mała Czarna
COPY / OTHERS
- Intro
ENGLISH TITLE
Working Women: A Set of Short Docs
SECTION
DURATION
82 min
SALES
WFDiF, WFO
DECADE
EDITION
TRIGGER WARNING
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Our Friends from Łódź
ENGLISH TITLE
Our Friends from Łódź
ORIGINAL TITLE
Nasze znajome z Łodzi
LANGUAGE
Polish
SUBTITLES
English
DIRECTOR
Krystyna Gryczełowska
DURATION
16 min
YEAR
1971
COUNTRY
Poland
An insightful portrayal of the work, dilemmas, and dreams of three women in textile factories. One of Krystyna Gryczełowska’s most significant films, she being a co-founder of the Polish School of Documentary.
Jakub Demiańczuk
Wanda Gościmińska. A Weaver
ENGLISH TITLE
Wanda Gościmińska. A Weaver
ORIGINAL TITLE
Wanda Gościmińska: Włókniarka
LANGUAGE
Polish
SUBTITLES
English
DIRECTOR
Wojciech Wiszniewski
DURATION
20 min
YEAR
1975
COUNTRY
Poland
A staged documentary featuring a female shock worker discussing her life, experiences, and worldview. Displaying formal mastery, Wiszniewski faced accusations of manipulation after its premiere.
Jakub Demiańczuk
Day After Day
ENGLISH TITLE
Day After Day
ORIGINAL TITLE
Dzień za dniem
LANGUAGE
Polish
SUBTITLES
English
DIRECTOR
Irena Kamieńska
DURATION
16 min
YEAR
1988
COUNTRY
Poland
Recognized at festivals in Oberhausen, Krakow, and Paris, this documentary features sisters employed in a Katowice enterprise, offering a bitter reflection on their professional experiences. A somber record of the end of an era.
Jakub Demiańczuk
A Visit
ENGLISH TITLE
A Visit
ORIGINAL TITLE
Wizyta
LANGUAGE
Polish
SUBTITLES
English
DIRECTOR
Marcel Łoziński
DURATION
15 min
YEAR
1974
COUNTRY
Poland
A perverse and provocative portrait of a single woman managing a farm while also being a culture enthusiast. Described as a film “about ourselves, filmmakers, journalists. About how easy it is to intrude into a person’s soul, gut them, mark them for life, and then leave them,” by Tadeusz Sobolewski[1].
[1] Tadeusz Sobolewski – Polish philologist, film critic, columnist, from 1990 to 1994 editor-in-chief of the monthly magazine “Kino”, since 1995 columnist of the daily newspaper “Gazeta Wyborcza”.
Jakub Demiańczuk
Do You Know Waleria M.?
ENGLISH TITLE
Do You Know Waleria M.?
ORIGINAL TITLE
Czy znacie Walerię M?
LANGUAGE
Polish
SUBTITLES
English
DIRECTOR
Maria Kwiatkowska
DURATION
14 min
YEAR
1977
COUNTRY
Poland
A portrait of Waleria Mirecka, a retired village teacher, offering an affirmative and hopeful glimpse into Polish provincial life in the late 1970s.
Jakub Demiańczuk
