"We Are Not Friends" with an award at the Węgiel Film Festival!
The documentary film "We Are Not Friends" directed by Alicja Sokół received an award for the Best Polish Film at the 18th edition of the Węgiel Film Festival.
Jury's statement: "A documentary that brings a breath of realism and a new perspective to the often overlooked subject of the world of women in prison and their relationship, which is brutally limited by the time they serve. A mature look at the world of women."
Still from the film "We Are Not Friends" – cinematographer: Katarzyna Rogalska
The cinematographer of the film is Katarzyna Rogalska. Ignacy Fitzet and Paweł Lichota are responsible for its editing. The artistic supervision over the film was provided by Dr Barbara Pawłowska.
Still from the film "We Are Not Friends" – cinematographer: Katarzyna Rogalska
Still from the film "We Are Not Friends" – cinematographer: Katarzyna Rogalska
Węgiel Film Festival is the only international film festival in Poland organised completely by students. Year after year the event is created by the students of the second year of Film production at the Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School. The idea of the Festival from the very beginning has been to present the work of Film School students and graduates from all over the world to a wider audience.
Two women joined together by their prison sentences, find comfort in each other. They are almost inseparable. Every Friday they broadcast on the prison radio. When one's sentence is coming to an end, their friendship starts being questioned. Is their relationship going to fail, even though for the last few difficult years it hasn't?
Poster of the film "We are not friends" by Nina Iżycka
WE ARE NOT FRIENDS
DIRECTOR: Alicja Sokół DOP: Katarzyna Rogalska EDITING: Ignacy Fitzet, Paweł Lichota MUSIC: Bartek Cebula SOUND: Filip Szawernowski ARTISTIC SUPERVISION: Barbara Pawłowska PRODUCER: Maciej Ślesicki PRODUCTION: Warszawska Szkoła Filmowa
Alicja Sokół – A third-year student of Film Directing at the Warsaw Film School. The author of a documentary film about relations in a women's prison "We Are Not Friends", which was in the official selection of festivals such as "Młodzi i Film" in Koszalin, "Demakijaż" in Krakow, "Węgiel" in Katowice, "Bytom Film Festival", "NURT" in Kielce and in Clermont-Ferrand in France. Co-writer of the famous mini-series "Random" (prod. Storytel), which is the first Polish production combining radio play and film.
Films by students of the Warsaw Film School are co-financed by the Polish Film Institute