Kattowitz

(14 mins, 20 Secs, poland)

Director

Michał Piotrowski

Michał Piotrowski – born in 1990 in Katowice,
Poland. Student of film directing at Krzysztof
Kieślowski Film School in Katowice. Professional
actor in Silesian Theatre in Katowice, leader of Gry
Ludzie Theatre, co-founder and leader of Czwarta
Scena Theatre, holder of Silesian Voivodeship
Marshal’s scholarship in culture for four times.
Author of six theatre performances and two short
films: ‘Lolo’ and ‘Kattowitz’.

Synopsis

Set at his first art exhibition in the early 1900’s, Kattowitz
native Hans Bellmer’s work causes political and moral
unrest resulting in a warrant for his arrest. Saved from his
oppression, Silesian insurgents make an offer he cannot
refuse. A visually stunning story inspired by surrealist
artist Hans Bellmer’s life through German political
unrest.

Additional Credits

Producer: Krystyna Doktorowicz
Writer: Michał Piotrowski
Starring: Paweł Kruszelnicki, Dariusz Chojnacki

Film School

Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School