FRESHMAN

POLISH TITLE: ŚWIEŻAK

"Freshman" is a two-year observation of a fifteen-year-old Jędrek. Cut off from his family and loved ones, the boy gets locked up in a juvenile prison. Now he has to adapt to this new, harsh environment. At first, he is scared and lonely, but later, he meets a friend - Wojtek. The juvy slowly becomes their new home.

GENRE:
documentary
COUNTRY:
Poland
RUNNING TIME:
26'
YEAR:
COLOUR:
colour
DIRECTING:
Michał Edelman, Tomasz Pawlik
SCRIPT:
Michał Edelman, Tomasz Pawlik
DOP:
Tomasz Pawlik
EDITOR:
Przemek Krężel, Julia Polkowska
MUSIC:
Joanna Szczęsnowicz
SOUND:
Bartosz Putkiewicz
PRODUCTION:
Studio Munka

Michał Edelman »

Born in 1995 in Łódź. He was a student of Inter-area Individual Humanistic and Social Studies at the University of Warsaw. Currently, he is a third-year student of Film and Television Directing of the Film School in Łódź. He has worked as a second director on many feature films and commercials. He directs short feature films, music videos and documentaries.