POLONAISE

Synopsis

In the small, central Polish town of Aleksandrow Kujawski, the director of the local culture centre announces a competition. The theme…a creative presentation of your personal patriotic attitude. Entrants are free to demonstrate their creativity in whatever form they like; in song, recitation or gesture, by giving a speech or staging their piece. But entrants may only present their own, original work. The eleventh day of the eleventh month arrives…Poland’s Independence Day. On this day, the jury, consisting of the director, the mayor, a priest and a local poetess, will select the region’s number one patriot.

Director Biography

Agnieszka Elbanowska graduated from the University of Warsaw’s Italian Department, from the History, Theory and Criticism of Cinema and Audiovisual Department of the Roma Tre University, from the Academy of Film and Television in Warsaw, and from the Wajda School. She has collaborated with Polish Television, and has co-created documentary films for TVP Polonia (“Liberta”, “Prelude”). Her latest film, “The Love Equation of Henry Fast” was awarded on national and international festivals.