Art of Disappearing Receives Special Mention in Montréal
From the creators of the Oscar-nominated Rabbit à la Berlin (2009), Art of Disappearing presents a rather fantasmic impression that makes innovative use of the archival documentary form. The starting point for the narrative is the story of Amon Frémon, a Haitian Vodoo priest who was invited by director and theatre reformer Jerzy Grotowski to visit the People’s Republic of Poland in 1980. The film continues in a fantasmic projection upon their acquintance and allows directors Konopka and Rosołowski to draw parallels between images of Communist Poland and the history of Haiti in the form of a metaphysical commentary on socialism through the eyes of a stranger.
Konopka and Rosołowski’s Art of Disappearing was very well received with a Special Mention during this year’s festival in Montréal. The award for Best International Medium-Length Film went to Harun Farocki’s A New Product. The Rencontres internationales du documentaire de Montréal presents a selection of the year’s best documentaries from Canada and around the world for general and professional audiences. Conceived as a filmmakers’ event, RIDM relies on the presence of a large number of creators and organizes an impressive number of parallel events that promote local productions and documentary film in its many forms.
Art of Disappearing is part of the Guide to the Poles, a series of documentary films created by the Adam Mickiewicz Institute, which offers viewers a cinematic journey through the roots of historical hardship and the resulting phenomenon of freedom and creativity in contemporary Poland. The film premiered in April 2013 at the International Film festival Visions du Reel in Switzerland - one of the most prestigious documentary film festivals in Europe, and has been invited to be part of the May 2013 Opening Gala of the 10th Planete+ Doc Film Festival in Warsaw.
Edited by E. M. 29/11/2013
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