Beginning
To the rhythm of machines and repetitive gestures, women work in a textile factory in Łódź, while the sound of a crying child can be heard off-screen. When the shift ends, one of them rushes home, beginning another invisible part of her day – caring for her child.
Dorota Kędzierzawska’s short, highly sensual documentary takes us into the world of a textile factory in Łódź, where the rhythm of work is defined by the clatter of machines, the rustle of threads and the repetition of everyday gestures. The camera observes the women at work, but rather than creating a conventional portrait of factory workers, Kędzierzawska builds an almost abstract composition out of fragments of bodies, hands, machines and industrial spaces. Unexpectedly, the mechanical rhythm is interrupted by the sound of a crying child – a reminder of another world waiting for the women beyond the factory gates. When the shift ends, one of the protagonists rushes home, where her young child is waiting. In just five minutes, the film captures the reality of women whose working day does not end when they leave the factory.
Dorota Kędzierzawska
As a child, she watched film crews at the sets of her mother, director Jadwiga Kędzierzawska. She studied in Łódź, Moscow and at the Łódź Film School. Her student film The Egg was nominated for a Student Academy Award. She has written and directed films including Crows, Nothing, I Am, Time to Die and Tomorrow Will Be Better. A recipient of numerous awards, she is also a co-founder of the Polska Światłoczuła project.
Reżyseria: Dorota Kędzierzawska
