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The Lady of Korczew

2018. Documentary, 57 minutes, dir. Sławomir Rogowski, prod. Iwona Harris, DOP Kacper Lisowski

Beata Ostrowska-Harris is the heir to what used to be a great fortune. She leaves Poland with her parents as a child during the war, only to return home 50 years later together with her English family. She gradually gathers together the remnants of the estate: the ruined palace, overgrown park, old farm buildings and the stolen letters of the poet Norwid to her great-grandmother Joanna Kuczyńska, to whom he dedicated the poem „To the Lady of Korczew”. This is a story about strength of character. The protagonist tries to save the memory of her family and build its identity and future in the difficult conditions of post-communist Poland.

Direction: Sławomir Rogowski
Screenplay: Wojciech Dróżdż, Sławomir Rogowski
Cinematography: Kacper Lisowski
Sound: Zofia Moruś, Tadeusz Łaszczewski
Music composition and performance: Franciszek Araszkiewicz
Editing: Adam Bortnowski
Graphic design – maps: Marta Ignerska
Animation: Cezary Chojnowski
Production direction: Katarzyna Rekucka-Zabłocka
Production: Iwona Harris
Co-production: Alexander Harris
Production: Zielono Mi / Lollipop Films
Co-production: Media Group
The film has been co-financed by the Polish Film Institute. Festival film screenings:

Festival film screenings: Wiosna Filmów (Warsaw), Kameralne Lato (Radom), Festiwal Filmów-Spotkań Niezwykłych (Sandomierz), Festiwal Natura Kultura Media im. Ryszarda Kapuścińskiego (Warsaw/ Izabelin), Festiwal Form Dokumentalnych „NURT” (Kielce)