MASKS AND MEN

MASKI I LUDZIE

The passage of time during the pandemic has grown to become my character. The world froze, together with the camera on my balcony. I’m watching a shard of the world in a frame and a unique slice of time we have all found ourselves in. I listen intently to abrupt silence. But life that has slowed down continues under my balcony. New characters are moving along like on the stage. I’m asking people questions I cannot answer myself – what will come next?

  • Genre: Documentary
  • Country: Poland
  • Running time: 11
  • Year: 2020
  • Color: colour

Director: Paweł Łoziński

Script: Paweł Łoziński

DOP: Paweł Łoziński

Editing: Bartłomiej Piasek, Piotr Wójcik

Sound: Paweł Łoziński

Production company: HBO Europe

About the director:

Paweł Łoziński

Paweł Łoziński

Born in 1965 in Warsaw. Polish director, cameraman and producer of documentaries. Graduate of the Directing Department at the Film School in Łódź. Author of more than 20 award-winning documentaries. He makes distinct and emotionally charged films about people of whom he draws intimate portraits. Łoziński gained international recognition with his documentary debut „Birthplace” (1992). His next films „Sisters”, „Chemo”, „Father and Son”, „You Have No Idea How Much I Love You” and the latest „TheBalcony Movie” are considered innovative as they venture into new thematic areas and exploreuncharted spaces within the documentary film genre.
fot. Piotr Jaxa

At festivals:

44th Norwegian Short Film Festival 2021, Norway, 2021 (competition)

12th MakeDox Creative Documentary Film Festival, Macedonia, 2021 (competition)

5th West Lake International Documentary Festival, 2021, China, 2021 (screening)

5th DocsValencia International Documentary Film Festival, Spain, 2021 (screening)

XXXI Message to Man International Film Festival, Russia, 2021 (competition)

9th FIDBA International Documentary Film Festival of Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2021 (screening)

24th Mecal Pro Barcelona International Short and Animation Festival, Spain, 2022 (competition)

One World Film Festival 2022, Slovakia, 2022 (screening)