Wysokińscy Family Archive

collection Wysokińscy Family Archive
authors Andrzej Wysokiński
starring Elżbieta Wysokińska, Marek Wysokiński, Maria Wysokińska, Kazimierz Wysokiński
length 15'31
country Poland
year 1967; 1968
format 8 mm
color color
signature PAFD 0027 012
description

Andrzej Wysokiński was born on July 11, 1934 in Marki, near Warsaw. After graduating from the Academy of Physical Education, he worked as a fencing and skiing coach, as well as a PE teacher at a school in Radziechowy. Andrzej’s first films were records of everyday life in Łódź with his wife Elżbieta and son Marek. As a sports enthusiast, he also recorded skiing competitions, tennis court games or foreign trips to the mountains. After separating from Elżbieta, he settled in the Beskid region of Radziechowy with his partner Jadwiga and daughter Jolanta. Andrzej recorded family films first with an 8mm tape camera, but in later years, as technology developed, he changed equipment and used VHS and digital cameras.

Film made in 1967 or 1968. Family holidays at the seaside. Shots of two several-year-old boys at play together, one of the children is Andrzej and Elżbieta ‘s son, Marek. Elżbieta is playing with her son on the beach, mum and Marek are accompanied by Andrzej’s parents, Maria and Kazimierz Wysokiński.

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keywords Poland  holidays  summer  sea  child  children  play  beach  sand  family life  
source of funding Ministry of Culture and National Heritage