Friday, May 17 | 6:00 p.m. | Kinoteka 4
Official premiere of the film INDISTINCT CLATTER OF BIRDS, dir. Franciszek Berbeka
After Block 4. Nature in the WFO films - now and then meeting with the director and the editor of the film
Partners: Educational Film Studio (WFO) in Łódź, Arsenal - Institute for Film and Video Art E.V., Foundation of Polish-German Cooperation
The Łódź Educational Film Studio's retrospective would not be complete without its contemporary productions. Franciszek Berbeka’s “Indistinct Clatter of Birds” tells the extraordinary story of Włodzimierz Puchalski, a legend of Polish nature documentary. Using unique footage from the WFO archive, the film is a daring tale of boundless love for the natural world and the price the protagonist had to pay for dedicating his life to his passion. The filmmakers will talk with the audience about their work on the film.
Guests:
Franciszek Berbeka – director of the film “Indistinct Clatter of Birds”
Natalia Jastrzębska – editor of the film “Indistinct Clatter of Birds”
Moderator:
Diana Dąbrowska - film scholar with ties to Łódź, film critic, culture animator, organiser of many events and film reviews.