Morzyszek Family Archive

collection Morzyszek Family Archive
authors Paweł Morzyszek
starring Agata Dobrzyńska; Agata Miller; Anna Miller; Jacek Miller; Ewa Morzyszek; Joanna Morzyszek
length 07'09
country Poland
locations Piotrków Trybunalski, Poland  Włodzimierzów, Poland 
year 1983; 1984
format 8 mm
color black and white
signature PAFD 0047 043
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 1983-1984.
Part 1
The Miller family is visited by grandparents. The whole family spends time on the balcony. Ewa Miller and her mom, Joanna Morzyszek, are planting geraniums. Later, Agatka also takes care of the flowers with a little help from her grandparents.
Part 2
Agatka is holding a baby wrapped in swaddling clothes – her little sister Anna. She poses for the camera with her mom Ewa and her dad Jacek. Later, Jacek, who was filming, switches places with the grandmother.
Part 3
Ania is lying in her stroller. A hand from outside the frame distracts her with a finger.
Part 4
Various scenes from the summer plot in Włodzimierzów. Agatka is playing in the sand and showing a rubber spider to the camera, with her mom Ewa sunbathing on a deck chair in the background. Agatka plays with a friend in a tent set up as a tipi. The little girl sways in a hammock. Jacek sits in the hammock, then Ewa swings her daughter in it. Mom and grandmother entertain little Ania and prepare for feeding her.
Part 5
Ewa Miller plays with her children. In the final shot, she is feeding the baby – her mom Joanna keeps her company.

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keywords family, mom, dad, grandmother, child, infant, plot, leisure, play 
source of funding Polish Film Institute