Wysokińscy Family Archive

collection Wysokińscy Family Archive
authors Andrzej Wysokiński
starring Andrzej Wysokiński; Elżbieta Wysokińska; Kazimierz Wysokiński; Marek Wysokiński; Maria Wysokińska
length 0:14:22
country Poland
locations Łódź, Poland 
year 1969
format 8 mm
color black and white
signature PAFD 0027 026
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 Łódź and Karkonosze around 1969. 

Part 1 

The family spends time together during a winter trip to the mountains. The adults’ attention is focused on entertaining several-year-old Marek. Andrzej with his father Kazimierz is skiing. Mosaic of genre scenes from the slopes – shots of a Trabant with equipment on the roof, a one-person chairlift and skiers practicing descents. 

(AT)

keywords mountains  winter  skiing  ski slope  car  lift  child  childhood  family  family life  leisure time 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 Łódź and Karkonosze around 1969.  Part 1  The family spends time together during a winter trip to the mountains. The adults’ attention is focused on entertaining several-year-old Marek. Andrzej with his father Kazimierz is skiing. Mosaic of genre scenes from the slopes – shots of a Trabant with equipment on the roof, a one-person chairlift and skiers practicing descents.  (AT) 
source of funding Polish Film Institute