The Declaration of Immortality

Directed by: Marcin Koszałka 2010 Poland 29 minutes
Showing:  Sun Feb 12 - Polish Night - Denman Cinemas
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                 Sat Feb 18 - Finale - Centennial Theatre
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In his new film Marcin Koszałka returns to a forgotten genre, namely a mountain film. The protagonist of his story is Piotr “Mad” Korczak, somewhere in the background there is his rival Andrzej Marcisz. The director focuses on the decline of the career of the great master, provoking his reflection on his future life, when he will no longer be able to climb mountains. It’s a moving story about inability to come to terms with old age and about desire of immortality.

Director Macin Koszalka
Marcin is a cinematographer and director of documentary films. He collaborates with american television HBO. He is a graduate of the Film School in Katowice, Poland, where he currently lectures. Two time winner of Golden Lions awarded in recognition of his cinematography work (The Welts, Reverse) and Bronze Frog at Camerimage for Reverse. The laureate of numerous awards for his documentaries awarded among others in Leipzig, Chicago (Hugo TV Award), Berlin, Karlove Vary, Nyon, Krakow, Tampere, Teheran. His documentary films have been screened at many prestigious Festivals such as those in Amsterdam, Moskow, Rotterdam, Washington, Trieste etc. As a cinematographer he is an orthodox believer of the film print.