The Boy Who Walked Barefoot
Director: Gracjana Piechula
Screenwriter: Gracjana Piechula
Director of photography: Aleksandra Kamińska
Editor: Helena Wieczorek
Sound: Paweł Czerwiński, Franciszek Kozłowski
Production manager: Maria Magdalena Jeziorowska, Hubert Oleksiak
Artistic supervisor: Krzysztof Lang
Cast: Jan Grządziela, Dominika Majewska, Jan Naturski
Year of production: 2020
Running time: 12'
Zbyszek is a simple horse-boy who has a special connection with animals. However, his gift is not a value in a rural reality and his dream girl counts him as a weirdo. One day a stranger man brings his restive horse to the stable. How much will Zbyszek sacrifice to become a man?
Festival screenings of the film:
20. Festival of the Art of Directing Interpretations, Katowice, Poland, 2020 - screening
Beach Film Festival, Ohrid, North Macedonia, 2021 – in competition
50. Lubuskie Film Summer, Łagów, Poland, 2021 – screening
Ca’ Foscari Short Film Festival, Venice, Italy, 2021 - in competition
The Pigeon International Film Festival, Ísafjordur, Iceland, 2021 – in competition
12. FINC - Festival Internacional de Cinema de Baía Formosa, Baía Formosa, Brazil, 2021 – screening
11. Tetova International Film Festival (TIFF ODA), Tetovo, North Macedonia, 2022 – in competition
