
Marek Żydowicz
Production
Biography
Art historian and founder of the Tumult Foundation, one of the first private cultural institutions in Poland. Co-founder of the Arts of the World Foundation in Łódź, active endorser and promoter of various artistic initiatives, screenwriter, film director and producer. The creator and director of the CAMERIMAGE Film Festival. As of 2016, the chief curator and programmer of the Centre of Contemporary Art “Znaki Czasu” in Toruń. Marek Żydowicz is an honorary member of three cinematography associations: the Polish PSC, the German BVK and the most prestigious, American ASC. He is also a member of the Polish and European Film Academy.
Known For

When actress Nikki Grace gets the lead role in a cursed film, her world becomes more and more surreal, blending realities and ideas of infidelity, reincarnation, and supernatural forces.
Inland Empire

The lives of urbanites intertwine in a world where anything can happen at any time.
11 Minutes

A mix of fantasy and sci-fi, the film entwines Navajo lore with a reclusive trillionaire and his would-be biographer, creating a fascinating, mysterious and idiosyncratic vision of America.
Valley of the Gods

The hero of this perverse comedy is Jerzy, a completely incurable romantic, who finds the love of his life in the voice coming from the navigation system in his car. Jerzy is a gadget-head, and loves all kinds of electronic devices – he gives them names, and then talks to them. This makes him fall in love with Carmen – the voice from his car-navigation system.
JJ

A docu-comedy about three neo-hippies from Berlin who move to a farm in Poland to be closer to nature. They meditate, practice acroyoga and shower in the garden. The villagers consider them complete eccentrics.
Village of Swimming Cows

The Lone Detective arrives in town to unravel a murder mystery.
Miasto

14-year-old Krzyś lives with his parents in a poor district of a big city. The boy does not find warmth and love at home. A tyrannical father and a submissive mother who takes his side cannot understand their child.
Harvest of Love

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Andrzej Wajda: My Inspirations
Extravagantly expensive massaging mats, rejuvenating ampoules and sets of steam pots are only a few of the vast spectrum of objects sold by young salesmen at suspicious commercial presentations for old-age pensioners. Protagonists of the film are five friends fascinated by such presentations. They spend their savings on such products not out of necessity, but in the attempt to fill the emptiness in their lives. The absurdity of these purchases shows their fight against getting old and against their loneliness.