HALO EFFECT

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The main characters of this film are residents of the Studzieniec youth detention centre. It is an open facility, resembling a compulsory summer camp rather than a high-security prison. In places like this, the residents are not given sentences in years. They cannot leave until the day of their 21st birthday. They stay in touch with the outer world mainly by use of a landline phone in the supervisor’s room.

  • Genre: Documentary
  • Country: Poland
  • Running time: 14
  • Year: 2019
  • Color: colour

Director: Patrycja Polkowska

Script: Patrycja Polkowska

DOP: Alicia Devaux

Editing: Piasek & Wójcik

Sound: Bartosz Mazur

Production company: Państwowa Wyższa Szkoła Filmowa, Telewizyjna i Teatralna

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About the director:

Patrycja Polkowska

Patrycja Polkowska

Born in Warsaw, Poland, Patrycja graduated from the Culture Studies department at the University of Warsaw and she is currently finishing her studies at the Direction department at the National Film School in Lodz. She has directed several short films, both documentaries and narratives. Her “24 Praska St” documentary was screened at festivals in Poland and abroad (it had its international premiere at the Ji.hlava IDFF), and her “Carousel” narrative was officially selected for the Tampere Film Festival and the Transatlantyk festival. She also directs music videos and commercial clips.

At festivals:

FIPADOC, France, 2020 (competition)

33rd Helsinki International Film Festival, Finland, 2020 (screening)