"MOTHER EARTH" AWARDED AT THE SEHSUCHTE FESTIVAL
The short fiction “Mother Earth” by Piotr Złotorowicz, won the Best Short Fiction Film award at the Sehsüchte festival. The festival ended last Sunday, April 26.
Sehsüchte is the largest student film festival in Europe. The aim of the festival is to promote young, talented film-makers at the international arena. The event's programme includes fiction, documentary, experimental and animated films.
The jury decided to give the Best Short Fiction Film award jointly to "Mother Earth" by Piotr Złotorowicz and the Israeli film "Till day's end." In the justification of the verdict the jury emphasised the importance of strong, poetic images, perfect acting and general coherence of the film.
"Mother Earth" is a story of the conflict between the expectations of the father with the abilities and sensitivity of the son. Maciek - the film's main protagonist - is no longer a boy, but he is not a man yet, either. He wants to fulfil his father's expectations and ambitions, and - like everyone in his family - become a butcher. However, he is too sensitive to make animals suffer. The boy addresses all his warm feelings towards old, neglected orchard - the only thing left by his late mother.
It is worth emphasising that at the same festival, the documentary film "6 degrees" by Bartosz Dombrowski was awarded for the best editing, and "The Caged Swallow" by Bartosz Warwas was chosen the best full-length feature film.
The full list of the award-winning films at the festival can be found here.