Morzyszek Family Archive

collection Morzyszek Family Archive
authors Paweł Morzyszek
starring Agata Miller; Jacek Miller; Ewa Morzyszek; Joanna Morzyszek; Tomasz Morzyszek
length 04'50
country Poland
locations Piotrków Trybunalski, Poland 
year 1979
format 8 mm
color black and white
signature PAFD 0047 036
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 1979.
Part 1
The film documents Agatka’s christening day on November 25, 1979. Tomek gets into the car with his niece. They are soon joined by other members of the Morzyszek and Miller families, among whom we can recognize Joanna, Agatka’s grandmother.
Part 2
Shots in front of the church. The family enters inside.
Part 3
Joanna is talking to two elderly people by the car. The elderly woman is likely Agatka’s great-grandmother from the Morzyszek family.
Part 4
Various shots of Agatka at home. The baby girl is sitting on the sofa while Ewa brushes her hair with a soft baby brush.
Part 5
Ewa is going out with a stroller, stops in front of the apartment building and pulls back the blanket to show Agatka’s face to the camera. Later, Jacek is pushing the stroller. In the background, one can see a snow-covered street and a tram, and, further away, prefabricated concrete apartment buildings.

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keywords christening, family, child, infant, home, apartment buildings, snow, stroller, housing estate, car 
source of funding Polish Film Institute