POLISH DOCUMENTARIES IN MEXICO

The organizers of the International Documentary Film Festival in Mexico, which will take place from 21st to 31st October, have announced the list of films qualified for the competition program. Among them, there are six Polish films.

It is the fifth time when the Mex­i­can au­di­ence will have an op­por­tu­nity to get ac­quainted with doc­u­men­tary cin­ema from around the world. In­ter­na­tional Doc­u­men­tary Film Fes­ti­val in Mex­ico of­fers a wide va­ri­ety of films, among which the Pol­ish ones ap­pear al­most every year. In 2008, the doc­u­men­tary “The First Day” by Marcin Sauter was not only shown at the fes­ti­val, but also given the Grand Prix.

Dur­ing this year’s edi­tion of the Mex­i­can fes­ti­val, five Pol­ish films will com­pete for the main prize of the In­ter­na­tional Short Film Com­pe­ti­tion:

1. Plain land­scape with a cra­dle, dir. Arka­diusz Biedrzy­cki

2. A Woman Sought, dir. Michał Marczak

3. Chasm, dir. Wojciech Kasperski

4. Out of reach, dir. Jakub Stożek

5. Where the sun doesn’t rush, dir. Matej Bo­brik

Apart from this, the film „An Amer­i­can in the Com­mu­nist Poland” by Piotr Morawski and Ryszard Kaczyński was qual­i­fied for the TV Doc­u­men­tary Com­pe­ti­tion.

More in­for­ma­tion on www​.docsdf​.com