A group of deaf-mute students sing mass at a church in Warsaw. Accompanied by a dolorous organ they express themselves in a hitherto impossible way. The students cannot hear themselves or one another, but music is music. Particularly in God’s ears.
The other films shown within Żmijewski: Make Up
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Blindly
Artur Żmijewski IFFR 2018 18′Painting sessions with six blind people lead to conversations about shape, colour, reality and what it means to be sightless.
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The Collection: Katarzyna
Artur Żmijewski IFFR 2018 5′Quiet observation of a physically handicapped woman reveals that effortless movement isn’t always a given. Element of the multi-part The Collection (2016).
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The Making Of
Artur Żmijewski IFFR 2018 12′Żmijewski organised a fashion and beauty show for detainees at a women’s prison: self-expression and freedom are the main focus, not appearance.
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Glory to the Academy
Artur Żmijewski IFFR 2018 17′At Żmijewski and Paweł Althamer’s request, a group of artists design an exhibition about the human body. A homage to art school.
- Original title
- Lekcja śpiewu 1
- Filmmaker
- Artur Żmijewski
- Country
- Poland
- Year
- 2001
- Medium
- File
- Length
- 14’
- Language
- no dialogue
- Producer
- Franciszek Ryx
- Production Company
- Association for Promotion of Polish Culture
- Sales
- Galerie Peter Kilchmann
- Cinematography
- Jędrzej Niestrój
- Editor
- Michał Polkowski
- Sound Design
- Marcin Bociński, Waldemar Kocik
- Music
- Jan Maklakiewicz
