Wysokińscy Family Archive

collection Wysokińscy Family Archive
authors Andrzej Wysokiński
starring Jadwiga Gołda; Jolanta Wysokińska
length 0:04:46
country Poland
locations Radziechowy, Poland 
year 1988-1990
format 8 mm
color color
signature PAFD 0027 016
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.

The film was made in Radziechowy between 1988 and 1990. Andrzej’s partner Jadwiga spends time outdoors with her approximately two-year-old daughter Jola. The girl is cuddling with a small cat and playing with books on the grass. The cat is running around the yard, holding a hunted, now dead mouse in its mouth. Jola is playing with a box of tennis balls and, under her mum’s watchful eye, is climbing into a deckchair.

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keywords village  spring  grass  tree  cat  mouse  deckchair  tennis balls  books  garden  backyard  play  child  childhood  motherhood  free time  family time  family 
source of funding Polish Film Institute