INSTITUTIONAL DOCUMENTARIES
Selection of documentaries and short videos commissioned by public institutions.
Wanda i Józef Gosławscy: The Art of Life
The starting point for the temporary exhibition entitled "Wanda and Józef Gosławski: The Art of Life," was Chopin's monument, unveiled in Żelazowa Wola in 1969. In this film, we invite you to visit Wanda and Józef Gosławski's studio, where the exhibition's curator, Maria Kominek-Karolak, and the artists' daughter, dr Anna Rudzka, tell a story of creating art in the time of scarcity and the connection between art and life.
Poland 2024
interviewed by: Maria Kominek-Karolak, Maciej Drzażdżewski
cinematography: Marcin Zawadziński, Kacper Sędzielewski, Mateusz Rychłowski
drone: Filip Dowjat
sound: Mateusz Irisik
editing and colour grading: Joanna Janikowska
executive producer: Maciej Drzażdżewski
produced by: Chopin Institute
polonaise our trace
This short documentary is a look at the process of creating a performance by the Cracovia Danza Court Ballet. Mesmerising show called "Polonaise our trace" is a journey following the echos of polonaise across various epochs and in the context of other historical dances functioning in this particular period. The film also presents the social context of the polonaise and its importance for Polish identity. The documentary has been created as part of the Polish Music Heritage programme.
Poland 2022
directed by: Aleksandra Potoczek
cinematography: Artur Wierzbicki,
Michał Żuberek, Joanna Janikowska
editing: Joanna Janikowska
executive producer: Ewa Owsiak
produced by: Chopin Institute
Żelazowa Wola:
The Score of the space
"Here, the cradle of Fryderyk Chopin stood over a hundred years ago. We can’t even imagine what the place looked like at the time" – wrote Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz, a Polish writer, about Żelazowa Wola. Indeed, the small village situated between Warsaw and Sochaczew has most likely changed significantly throughout the last 200 years. What did the initial attempts to establish a Chopin museum at the composer's birthplace look like? Can a park function as a sort of a living monument? You will find the answers to those and many other questions in this short documentary entitiled "The score of the space".
Poland, 2023
directed and edited by: Joanna Janikowska
cameras: Michał Stajniak, Marcin Zawadziński,
Filip Dowjat, Nicolás Villegas H., Paulina Kowol
executive producers: Urszula Bielicka, Ewa Owsiak,
Zofia Rogala
produced by: Chopin Institute