Morzyszek Family Archive

collection Morzyszek Family Archive
authors Paweł Morzyszek
starring Ewa Morzyszek; Joanna Morzyszek; Tomasz Morzyszek
length 04'52
country Poland
locations Włodzimierzów, Poland 
year 1976
format S8 mm
color color
signature PAFD 0047 025
description

This collection of films was recorded by a married couple, Paweł and Joanna Morzyszek. Amateur films shot on 8 mm and Super 8 film reels document family life: celebrations, holidays, vacations, and travels. The archive covers materials from a 20-year period, from 1968 to 1988, which allow us to follow the growing up of Paweł and Joanna’s children – Ewa and Tomek – and their granddaughters – Agata and Anna.

The film was shot in 1976.
Part 1
A series of frames shot at the summer plot in Włodzimierzów. The camera captures brief shots showing the Morzyszek family members at leisure. Some wave to the camera, while others pay no attention to it.
Part 2
The water level is too low and the boat cannot move. Several men are pulling it with ropes and pushing it to move it. Children are watching the operation.
Part 3
Leisure time at the plot. Family members are sitting on deck chairs in the shade of trees and talking. One of the women is knitting. Later, the camera observes dishwashing in a basin – one woman is washing while two others are drying the plates. Following frames show the family having a meal at a table on the terrace.
Part 4
Tomek Morzyszek is watering the garden. The camera observes the wooden summer cabin and its forest surroundings.

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keywords leisure, family, summer plot, boat, dinner, garden, house, knitting, handicraft 
source of funding Polish Film Institute