Bełżeccy Family Archive

collection Bełżeccy Family Archive
authors Zbigniew Bełżecki
length 0:02:44
year 1970–1980
format 8 mm
color color
signature PAFD 0006 026 v3
description

Zbigniew Bełżecki (1914–2009) worked by day as a chemist in the research department of the Cracow Pharmaceutical Plant “Polfa”. His film archive consists of records of trips with his wife Jadwiga and daughter Marzena, as well as motorcycle trips around Europe. 

The trips were always preceded by long preparations, and after their completion Zbigniew wrote down the recorded audio diaries and created books from them on his own. He was also passionate about nature and photography. 

The film is a documentation of the everyday life of a large city and its inhabitants. A mosaic of genre scenes on a busy street – shots of passers-by, cars or a policeman managing traffic.
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keywords city  crowd  car  policeman  traffic management  busy street 
source of funding Polish Film Institute