Hope is a short, experimental documentary about the search for identity, the exploration of one’s roots, and the rediscovery of the past. It tells the story of a journey to the director’s ancestral Polish region of Podlasie in search of mythicized Slavic witches – szeptuchy – and in search of answers. Unexpectedly, in a circular motion, it leads us to another source – a forgotten childhood love.
Franciszka Sutryk
Frania (they/them, 2003) comes from contrasting environments: the Podlasie countryside and Warsaw. They are currently studying Experimental Film at the Academy of Art in Szczecin. In their work they explore various short film forms, such as documentary, animation, video art, and found footage. In their work, they focus on tangibly close topics: their relationships, memories, emotions, body, and history. Guided by the principle that the more intimate something is, the more universal it becomes (Carl R. Rogers), they try to capture and explore the broader contexts and patterns of their experience, to show its universality and commonality. The aim of their work is to bring the potential viewer closer to their own experience, towards themselves.
Their filmography includes titles such as: i kochanie (and darling) – a short experimental film about generational trauma, the experience of war and the passage of time, shown at the ASPOL exhibition in Paris; Widok (View) – a stop-motion animation created from materials cut out of Polish magazines and newspapers, referring to John Berger’s theory, the film explores the theme of femininity, shown at the UnArchivefest festival in Rome; for movement – a 360° film, an immersive experience exploring movement and dance, taking the viewer through various dance spaces, from dark clubs to brightly lit, mirrored studios; Foria – an intimate video art piece focusing on the theme of gender dysphoria, in which the body is fragmented.
On the other side of the camera, he participated in projects such as the film active/passive directed by Jana Górska (shown at the Post P_rn Arts Fest in Warsaw and the Porn Film Festival Amsterdam) and Poliamoryczne Ogródki Działkowe by Danielka Weiss.
Reżyseria: Franciszka Sutryk
Subtitles: English
