Morzyszek Family Archive

collection Morzyszek Family Archive
authors Paweł Morzyszek
starring Agata Miller; Jacek Miller; Ewa Morzyszek; Joanna Morzyszek
length 07'33
country Poland
locations Piotrków Trybunalski, Poland 
year 1979
format 8 mm
color color
signature PAFD 0047 034
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 made in 1979.
Part 1
Joanna Morzyszek is holding a baby wrapped in swaddling clothes – her granddaughter Agata. The baby girl is crying, but her mother Ewa Miller offers a pacifier, and the child quickly calms down. In the next frame, Joanna is bottle-feeding Agatka, while Ewa and Jacek Miller stand beside, looking at their daughter tenderly.
Part 2
Ewa, wearing a swimsuit, is holding little Agatka. Another woman is entertaining the baby girl with a bunny toy. Ewa hands her daughter to an older man resting in a hammock. Later, Jacek is bottle-feeding the infant.
Part 3
Ewa is spoon-feeding Agatka, while another person entertains her with a crocodile toy.
Part 4
Ewa takes Agatka out in the stroller. She wraps the baby girl snugly in a blanket and pulls the hood over her head.

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keywords infant, baby, stroller, bottle, toy, walk 
source of funding Polish Film Institute