ULA

„Ula” it’s a moving story about emancipation: of a woman, an artist and an emigrant, shot in Super 8 with unique private archives containing exquisite moments captured in New York of the 70, with participation of the best jazzmen: Stan Getz, Wayne Shorter, Joe Zawinul, Jaco Pastorius, Kenny Kirkland and including a unique private voice messages of Jerzy Kosiński the author of a “Painted Bird” from Urszula Dudziak’s private archive. It’s a story about finding one’s voice with greatest jazz tunes including last recordings of Chet Baker.

  • Genre: Documentary
  • Country: Poland
  • Running time: 74
  • Year: 2023
  • Color: colour

Director: Agnieszka Iwańska

Script: Agnieszka Iwańska

DOP: Jakub Kowalczyk, Urszula Dudziak, Michał Urbaniak

Music: Urszula Dudziak, Michał Urbaniak

Editing: Paweł Deliś

Sound: Anna Rok, Paweł Drzyzga, Sławomir Pietrzyk

Production company: Telewizja Polska, Agencja Reklamowa Koma 2 Michał Szymanowicz

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About the director:

Agnieszka Iwańska

Agnieszka Iwańska

Journalist, co-author and host of radio and television programs on TVP2, CANAL+, TV4, RMF FM, Polsat News, Radio WaWa. Lecturer, legal adviser, commentator. A graduate of the University of Warsaw, Faculty of Law and Administration. She completed a documentary course at the Andrzej Wajda Master School. Author of the monodrama “Life is not a sin” based on the autobiography of Urszula Dudziak. “Ula” is her directorial debut awarded in the International DocFilm Music competition with Golden Heynal at Krakow Film Festival 2023.

Filmography:

2023 – Ula

At festivals:

63rd Krakow Film Festival 2023, Poland, 2023 (Golden Heynal - the best documentary of Doc Film Music Competition)

6th FIPADOC International Documentary Festival 2024, France, 2024 (competition)

25th Jeonju International Film Festival of South Korea 2024, South Korea, 2024 (competition)

BAFF - Brussels Art Film Festival 2024, Belgium, 2024 (screening)