Choices : from Eastern Europe, an Artist Speaks Out
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Josef Robakowski is one of Poland's leading avant-garde filmmakers. In this work, he describes the struggle to gain the right to pursue independent art in Eastern Europe. The term "independent art" takes on a singular connotation in countries where culture is controlled by the state, and where film and video are tools of politicians. Through several forms of expression, Robakowski analyses the real-life situation of the artist in a regime which has eliminated public life and silenced its political critics.

1987
Canada, Poland
42:45
Original language
French

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Credits

Direction
Marielle Nitoslawska
Screenplay
Marielle Nitoslawska
Janusz Polom
Camera
Janusz Polom
Editing
Marielle Nitoslawska
Pierre Ouellette
Translation
Grazyna Krupa
Voice
Marek Nitoslawski
Participants
Josef Robakowski
Production
Marielle Nitoslawska
Vidéographe

Technical information

Color
Black and white
Color
Image format
4:3
Shooting format
3/4" video
Other languages
English
Keywords
Portrait, Artist, Cinema, Expression, Constraint

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