A street theatre of the absurd in one act. Two old sisters sit on a bench and talk. The older sister tells her younger sister that throughout her life she had to be taken care of.
A street theatre of the absurd in one act. The theme is domination and mutual attraction of strength and weakness. Two old sisters sit on a bench and talk. The older sister, who is 87-years-old ("old, much too old"), tells her younger sister that throughout her life she had to be taken care of, being "such a screw-up". Now she keeps an eye on her sister, because she should walk and exercise her sick leg. And whether she likes it or not, she has to go round the yard again and again. Well, you remain the younger sister for the rest of your life...
"Something out of nothing. It is as if the crumbs of everyday life were thrown out of the window to feed the pigeons. Yet, it is epic. The twelve minutes that we spend with the heroines are sufficient to imagine their whole lives." (Lech Kurpiewski, "Film")
- Siostry / The Sisters. Poland, 1999. Director, screenplay, cinematography and sound: Paweł Łoziński. Editing: Dorota Wardeszkiewicz. On-line editing: Michał Bukojemski. Executive production: Paweł Łoziński Film Production. Production: Telewizja Polska - Channel I. 1999, colour, 12 min.
Awards:
- Golden Lajkonik - Grand Prix - at the Cracow Festival of Documentaries and Short Films, 1999, Cracow students' Award and Kodak Award at the same festival;
- Society of Arts Award in Chicago, 1999;
- Second Prize at the Balticum Film and Television Festival in Bornholm, 1999;
- No Budget Prize in Hamburg, 2000;
- Special Mention in Lisbon, 2000;
- Main Award in the category of short films at the International Festival of Anthropology "Cinéma du Réel" in Paris, 2000;
- Main Award in the category of short films at the festival "Visions du Réel" in Nyon, 2000.
Source: the catalogue "Young Polish Cinema", published by the Adam Mickiewicz Institute, June 2007