Hassa Family Archive

The author of the film is Zbigniew Hassa. Since the age of 14, he had worked as an electrician in Warsaw Trams (then MZK). When his daughters, Joanna and Katarzyna, were born, he decided to start filming events from the life of the family. 

First Communion of Michał Hassa (son of Leszek, Zygmunt’s brother). Interior of the church in Jabłonna. The solemn entrance of children to the church. Michał stands among the boys. Procession in front of the church. The boys, among them Michał, leave the church. Shots of the family in front of the church. We can see Irena, Józef Żelazko, Leszek Hassa (Michał’s father) and his in-laws. A close-up of Michał standing with his father. A communion reception in Leszek’s apartment in Legionowo. The family stands on the balcony. The children wave to the camera.

(PB)