Andrzej Różycki

The film, made in various regions of the country, documents the role of the tree in rituals, certain forms of worship and in the consciousness of rural people. Trees such as oak, willow, linden, birch appear here as carriers of certain archetypal cultural content and their constant presence in culture is a testimony to the “Memory of Generations”.

A record of traditional folk customs practiced in the southern regions of Poland during the Christmas and New Year’s season.

Andrzej Różycki's film is not only a portrait of Zofia Rydet, a female artist, and her working methods, but also a capture of maturity and great passion. Rydet lets the viewer into her world, allowing them to observe her and peek in without restrictions. With great calm, she talks about the anxieties that accompany old age, the inevitable processes associated with it, which, however, are unable to stop her enormous desire to capture moments that pass irretrievably. Rydet's mission is endless, just as the roads she photographed are endless. The artist's skills were a way of life for her; thanks to them, she created, got to know people, saw beauty, shared it, loved, observed the changing landscape, and communicated everything that words cannot express.

A documentary about a group of carolers who travel through villages with a Nativity scene and reenact scenes from the Nativity.