DANIEL

The main character is a young boy who spends holiday on camp organized for people with Down syndrome. Camera follows the conversations of Daniel and his friends. Boys, as boys – they talk about girls. Absolutely seriously. They ask themselves about: “What being close gives you?” or “What is the right way to express love?” Searching for answers is not just an issue for teenagers, but a problem that everyone has.

  • Genre: Documentary
  • Country: Poland
  • Running time: 24
  • Year: 2016
  • Color: kolorowy

Director: Anastazja Dąbrowska

Script: Anastazja Dąbrowska

DOP: Robert Lis

Music: Marcin Nierubiec

Editing: Agata Cierniak

Production company: Wydział Radia i Telewizji Uniwersytetu Śląskiego w Katowicach (WRiTv UŚ)

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About the director:

Anastazja Dąbrowska

Anastazja Dąbrowska

Born on 1990 in Warsaw. Since 2012 she is a student of Directing at the Krzysztof Kieślowski Faculty of Radio and Television of the University of Silesia in Katowice Previously studied  Environmental protection at UKSW.

At festivals:

56th Krakow Film Festival, Poland, 2016 (competition)

DOK Leipzig, Germany, 2016 (screening)

IDFA, The Netherlands, 2016 (competition)

25th Curtas Vila do Conde International Film Festival, Portugal, 2017 (screening)

Golden Apricot Yerevan IFF, Armenia, 2017 (competition)

FerFilm International Film Festival, Kosovo, 2017 (Best Short Documentary)

Encounters - 23rd Short Film & Animation Festival, UK, 2017 (screening)

DMZ DOCSInternational Documentary FF, South Korea, 2017 (screening)

Bosifest 2017, Serbia, 2017 (Best Director)

Ânûû-rû Âboro Documentary FF, Nouvelle Caledonie, 2017 (competition)

2nd Student International Film Festival, Croatia, 2017 (competition)

shnit Worldwide Shortfilmfestival, Switzerland, India, Argentina, Egypt, South Africa, Hong Kong, Russia, Mexico, 2017 (competition)

4th Student International Film Festival, Croatia, 2017 (competition)

13th Early Bird International Student Film Festival, Bulgaria, 2017 (competition)

Minsk International Film Festival "Listapad", Belarus, 2017 (competition)

18th International Izmir Short Film Festival, Turkey, 2017 (screening)

Verzio Film Festival 2017, Hungary, 2017 (competition)

Poitiers Film Festival 2017, France, 2017 (competition)

CineMAiubit International SFF, Romania, 2017 (competition)

Bogotá Short Film Festival BOGOshorts, Colombia, 2017 (screening)

15th Millennium Docs Against Gravity Film Festival, Poland, 2018 (Grand Prix FINA)

MakeDox, Macedonia, 2018 (screening)

2nd Anyang International Youth Film Festival, Korea, 2018 (screening)

Look&Roll International Short FF, Switzerland, 2018 (competition)

Neisse Film Festival 2019, Germany, 2019 (screening)

Quebec City Film Festival 2019, Canada, 2019 (screening)

IDFA Meets 2022, The Netherlands (screening)