BANDMASTERS
POLISH TITLE: KAPELMISTRZE
Tomasz Knittel shows a portrayal of the contemporary Polish scene of source music. He invited the following bands to participate in his film: Chłopcy Kontra Basia, Kapela Ze Wsi Warszawa, Kompania Prusinowski Infidelis, Kapela Brodów and Kapela Maliszy. The essence of this creative documentary is to combine tradition with modernity. Traditional images like bread baking or folk dances in the streets of Warsaw are intertwined with the impressionist landscape of a contemporary city, all to the rhythm of folk songs.
- GENRE:
- documentary
- COUNTRY:
- Poland
- RUNNING TIME:
- 42'
- YEAR:
- 2017
- DIRECTING:
- Tomasz Knittel
- SCRIPT:
- Tomasz Knittel
- DOP:
- Nicolas Villegas Hernandez
- EDITOR:
- Jakub Pietrzak
- ANIMATION:
- Szymon Tomiło
- PRODUCTION:
- Telewizja Polska S.A., Narodowy Instytut Audiowizualny
Tomasz Knittel »
Author and director of documentaries and short films. Creator of the award-winning documentary "Universam Grochów" (audience award at the 34th Warsaw Film Festival and the 58th Kraków Film Festival). Author of music films, including: "Bandmasters", "Poland - Path of Dance" and the famous "Elektro_sondy". He is also the author of a documentary series about Polish post-communist residential blocks. His previous documentary, "Złota", had its international premiere at Hot Docs 2020. “The Agony” is his latest documentary.
AT FESTIVALS:
- 57. Krakow Film Festival, Poland, 2017 (competition)