Borscht Film Club present:
THE BALCONY MOVIE, (FILM BALKONOWY) Poland 2021, 100’, GENRE: DOCUMENTARY, WITH AN ONLINE Q&A WITH A DIRECTOR PAWEŁ ŁOZIŃSKI
October 26th Saturday, 6:30 p.m.
Southside Community Centre
117 Nicolson StreetEdinburghEH8 9ER
tickets: Pay what you can ( you can pay at the venue)
Rating: 14+
Can anyone be a movie hero? Can the world be locked in one film frame? Paweł Łoziński is watching people from his balcony as they are passing by: sad, thoughtful, glued to their phones, young and old. Neighbours, random visitors or simply passers-by. The filmmaker accosts them, asks questions, talks about how they deal with life. Standing there with his camera for over 2 years he has created a space for dialogue, a lay confessional of sorts, where everyone can stop by and tell their story. The protagonists carry secrets and mysteries, and are not easy to label. “The Balcony Movie” is a radical comeback to the beginnings of cinema, when man approached the camera.
Paweł Łoziński – Polish director, cameraman and producer of documentaries. Author of more than 20 award-winning documentaries. He makes distinct and emotionally charged films about people of whom he draws intimate portraits. Łoziński gained international recognition with his documentary debut „Birthplace” (1992). His next films and the latest „TheBalcony Movie” are considered innovative as they venture into new thematic areas and explore uncharted spaces within the documentary film genre.
TRAILER: https://vimeo.com/588326113
Content notes: discriminatory language, grief and trauma, alcoholism, homophobic language, nationalism, mention of suicide.
Wheelchair accessible, English subtitles.
Awards & Festivals:
Locarno International Film Festival
2021 | Winner: Grand Prix – Semaine de la critique
European Film Awards
2022 | Nominee: European Documentary
Polish Film Awards
2022 | Nominee: Best Director
2022 | Winner: Best Documentary
2022 | Nominee: Best Editing
and many more
Beetroots Collective (https://beetroots.org) is an organisation led by a group of diverse artists and creatives aiming to promote Eastern European culture in Scotland.
This film is curated by Agnieszka Koperniak-Kerr (Film Programming Manager).
In Glasgow film was a part of Samizdat Eastern European Film Festival
Scotland’s first festival of cinema from Eastern/Central Europe, Central Asia, and the Caucasus
https://samizdatfest.co.uk
https://samizdatfest.co.uk/2024/the-balcony-movie
Doors open: 6:15pm
Event starts: 6:30pm
Supported by Film Hub Scotland, part of the BFI’s Film Audience Network, and funded by Screen Scotland and National Lottery funding from the BFI.
Supported by Local Cinema funded by the City of Edinburgh Council, Film Hub Scotland and the Edinburgh Film Guild.