POLAŃSKI, HOROWITZ. HOMETOWN – dir. Anna Kokoszka-Romer i Mateusz Kudła, The World Under Canvas section | FANNY: THE RIGHT TO ROCK – dir. Bobbi Jo Hart, The Music – My Love section

POLAŃSKI, HOROWITZ. HOMETOWN. | dir. Anna Kokoszka-Romer, Mateusz Kudła | PL | 2021 | 70 min

prod|pro Anna Kokoszka-Romer, Mateusz Kudła scen|wr Anna Kokoszka-Romer, Mateusz Kudła|ph Łukasz Herod muz|mus Leszek Możdżer mon|ed Mateusz Kudła ob|cast Roman Polański, Ryszard Horowitz, Bronisława Horowitz-Karakulska, Stanisław Buchała, Jolanta Kruk, Cezary Garwoliński dys|dis KRK Film

For the first time since the post-war era, two artists – Roman Polański and Ryszard Horowitz – walk and talk on the streets of Cracow, the city of their childhood. Polański came to Cracow with his parents from Paris, Horowitz was born in Cracow. The creators are well established professionally, have achieved great artistic success in their lives, and are united by their passion. Walking around, they recall their early years, including the traumatic period during the war. They tell how they managed to survive World War II and almost certain death. Roman Polański was hidden by the Buchała family, Ryszard Horowitz as a small child was put on Schindler’s list.

ANNA KOKOSZKA-ROMER
Polish film and television producer. Author of press articles, reportages and reviews. During her studies she co-created and organized the Student Journalist Awards Gala – MediaTory. For seven years connected with TVN television. Her feature-length documentary debut “Polanski, Horowitz. Hometown” (2021) opened the 61st KFF, winning the Audience Award and the special mention of the Polish Competition jury.

MATEUSZ KUDŁA
Polish documentary director, producer, and television reporter. Associated with TVN since 2010. He studied American Studies and Journalism at Jagiellonian University. His feature-length documentary debut “Polanski, Horowitz. Hometown” (2021) opened the 61st KFF, winning the Audience Award and the special mention of the Polish Competition jury.

NAGRODY
2021 FAF TWO RIVERSIDES Kazimierz Dolny, Janowiec – Audience Award
2021 Cracow FF – Jury Distinction (Polish Competition)
2021 Cracow FF – Audience Award

FANNY: THE RIGHT TO ROCK | dir. Bobbi Jo Hart | CA | 2021 | 104 min

prod|pro Bobbi Jo Hart, Robbie Hart scen|wr Bobbi Jo Hart zdj|ph Claire Sanford, Samuel Trudelle-Gendron, Naomi Ture muz|mus Fanny, Daniel Toussaint mon|ed Catherine Legault ob|cast Joe Elliott, Bonnie Raitt, Cherie Currie, Todd Rundgren, Kathy Valentine, Kate Pierson, Jean Millington, June Millington, Brie Howard Darling, Alice de Buhr, Nickey Barclay, Patti Quatro, John Sebastian, Earl Slick, Gail Ann Dorsey, Jeff Baxter, Alice Bag dys|dis Bobbi Jo Hart

Fanny is a legendary rock band that started as a self-formed garage band from sunny Sacramento, formed by two Filipino-American sisters and their friends. They are also the first all-female band to release an album in a major Warner label. Despite successful tours, five great albums, a slew of fans – including David Bowie – their impact on music is wiped out from the rock history. After fifty (!) years, the band reunites with a new rock record deal releases a new album. Fighting early barriers of race, gender and sexuality in the music industry and now ageism, the amazing women of Fanny are reaching for their rightful place among other rock ‘n’ roll hall of fame. Bobbi Jo Hart combines archival footage with contemporary band work and testimonials from genre icons.

BOBBI JO HART
An award-winning American-Canadian documentary filmmaker based in Montreal. In a career spanning over twenty-five years, she has shot films in countries as diverse as Pakistan, Russia, Guatemala, Australia, Scotland and Zimbabwe. She has covered topics ranging from women’s professional soccer and tennis to classical music, comedy, dance and manic depression. Her documentaries have a common denominator; they reveal previously untold stories of marginalized girls and women, placing them in the universal context of dreams, family, love, loss, happiness, sadness, success, failure and determination. Her intimate style of cinema verité are thought-provoking films that ultimately celebrate our shared humanity.

NAGRODY
2021 FAF TWO RIVERSIDES Kazimierz Dolny, Janowiec – Audience Award
2021 Hot Docs Canadian IDF – Rogers Audience Choice Award
2021 InsideOut FF Toronto – Best Canadian Feature