Żmijewski organised a fashion and beauty show for detainees at a women’s prison. Faces made up and hair sprayed, the women proudly parade past their cell doors showing off their catwalk moves. Self-expression and freedom are the main focus, not appearance.
Also in this combined programme
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Singing Lesson 1
A group of deaf-mute students sings mass at a church in Warsaw. The students cannot hear themselves or each other, but music is music. -
Blindly
Painting sessions with six blind people lead to conversations about shape, colour, reality and what it means to be sightless. -
The Collection: Katarzyna
Quiet observation of a physically handicapped woman reveals that effortless movement isn’t always a given. Element of the multi-part The Co -
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.
Film details
- Country of production
- Poland
- Year
- 2013
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2018
- Length
- 12'
- Medium/Format
- File
