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DAM

POLISH TITLE: TAMA

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A father and a son on a trip. They meet to spend some time together after the period when they broke off contacts. But it is not a carefree weekend at a hut in the Bieszczady mountains. The drunk father asks a rhetorical question: “And what, did you think it would be easy?” Building the eponymous dam on a mountain stream may be understood as fighting your own weakness, making joint efforts to overcome bias and mutual grievances. In the pool thus created, they may find expurgation and (temporary) solace.

GENRE:
documentary
COUNTRY:
Poland
RUNNING TIME:
22'
YEAR:
DIRECTING:
Natalia Koniarz
SCRIPT:
Natalia Koniarz
DOP:
Stanisław Cuske
EDITOR:
Natalia Koniarz, Stanisław Cuske
SOUND:
Dariusz Wancerz, Bartłomiej Majewicz
PRODUCTION:
Szkoła Filmowa im. Krzysztofa Kieślowskiego

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. 
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