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Singing Lesson 1

Lekcja śpiewu 1

Artur Żmijewski | Poland | 2001 | 14' | | IFFR 2018

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.

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    Painting sessions with six blind people lead to conversations about shape, colour, reality and what it means to be sightless.

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  • Glory to the Academy

    At Żmijewski and Paweł Althamer’s request, a group of artists design an exhibition about the human body. A homage to art school.

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Film details

Country of production
Poland
Year
2001
Festival edition
IFFR 2018
Length
14"
Medium/Format
File

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