Wysokińscy Family Archive

collection Wysokińscy Family Archive
authors Andrzej Wysokiński
starring Elżbieta Wysokińska; Kazimierz Wysokiński; Marek Wysokiński; Maria Wysokińska
length 0:11:24
country Poland
locations Łódź, Poland  Smardzew, Poland 
year 1966
format 8 mm
color black and white
signature PAFD 0027 076
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 around 1966 in Smardzewo near Łódź. 

Part 1 

Young female friends braid hair, laugh and talk.

About four-year-old Marek poses for the camera. Behind him, there is a flock of geese. The family walks in the woods and takes a break from the hustle and bustle of the city. Marek plays with a girl a few years older than him and together with his grandmother (Maria) throws a ball into a partially frozen stream. 

Part 2

Elżbieta poses for the camera, showing boards with photographs and handwritten notes. 

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keywords hair  braids  geese  forest  snow  winter  stream  water  posing for the camera  child  childhood  fun  free time  family life 
source of funding Polish Film Institute