LAND OF THE HOMELESS

ZIEMIA BEZDOMNYCH

Father Paleczny, a monk who devoted his life to help the homeless, came up with an idea of building a huge yacht that would take him and his charges around the Earth. He died in 2009, but his last will is still valid. A group of his friends from Warsaw faces this ambitious challenge that requires coordination of many people’s work, perseverance and, above all, sobriety. One of the protagonists is a welder, Sławek. Can he overcome his alcohol addiction and finish the job?

  • Genre: Documentary
  • Country: Poland
  • Running time: 55
  • Year: 2017
  • Color: kolorowy

Director: Marcin Janos Krawczyk

Script: Marcin Janos Krawczyk

DOP: Marcin Janos Krawczyk, Bartosz Piotrowski, Dawid Sokołowski, Paweł Dyllus, Marcin Kukielski

Music: Marek Dyjak, Jerzy Małek

Editing: Magdalena Chowańska, Aleksandra Panisko

Sound: Radosław Ochnio

Production company: Marcin Janos Krawczyk, Telewizja Polska S.A., Narodowy Instytut Audiowizualny

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About the director:

Marcin Janos Krawczyk

Marcin Janos Krawczyk

Marcin Janos Krawczyk. Born on 26 October 1978. Director, Writer, Producer. Member of the Polish Filmmakers Association. Graduate of the Andrzej Wajda Master School of Film Directing and the Academy of Dramatic Arts in Wroclaw. As a director, he made his debut with the film "Rendez-vous", nominated for and winning numerous awards at dozens of festivals around the world, including Hot Docs 2007 Silverdocs 2007, Cinema du Reel 2007, and the Short Film Competition at the 57th Berlinale International Film Festival 2007. Another of his films, "Six Weeks", premièred at the IDFA festival in Amsterdam in 2009, where it won the main prize. In the same year, it also won the Silver Eye and was selected for over forty festivals. As a producer he debuted with the film "Mother 24/7" made for Polish Television. Currently at the festiwal "The Land of the Homeless".  

At festivals:

57. Krakow Film Festival, Poland, 2017 (competition)

Shanghai TV Festival, China, 2018 (competition)

Pärnu Film Festival, Estonia, 2018 (competition)

21st Religion Today Film Festival, Italy, 2018 (competition)