Beyond The City Park
2023 short film - documentary / non-human narrativedirector
Tomasz KulpińskidOP
Younes LaaguidiPA
Julia KałużyńskaMore than a documentary, this film artistically dives into the often overlooked lives of sheep, presenting them as the heroes of their journey and transcending typical narratives by syncing with their rhythms. The film serves as a window into a different way of life, one that demands a unique form of attention to the needs of the sheep.
“The jury shows its awe for the achievement of director Tomasz Kulpiński with his deeply empathetic sheep documentary Beyond the City Park . The chosen perspective is that of a human being who pretends to be a sheep and looks at and looks back at his fellow sheep with interest. Completely without words, an understanding is cultivated between the two different types of beings.”
~ KNF Award Jury.
AWARDS
- nomination KNF Award (NFF)- nomination VPRO documentary prize (NFF)
SCREENINGS
23/09/2023 Utrecht ,NL - Nederlands Film Festival28/09/2023 Rotterdam, NL - Koffie en Ambacht
16/12/2023 Poznań, PL - Showcase OFF SWF #2
21/01/2024 ICA London, UK - London Short Film Festival
PRESS KIT
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THESIS
*Designing Non-Human Centered Narratives in Film*The Nature Film
2021 short documentary - wdkaA short documentary about a permaculture garden in Rotterdam. Exploring the connection between our culture and what we call nature.
What is nature? Are we a part of it or apart from it?
What are the interconnections between the human and non-human?
directed, shot, edited by myself.
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Container Romantik
2021 ultra short documentary - wdkaTomasz Kulpiński
Director of Photography:
Martynus Jekentaitė
Camera & Edit:
Jacob Alcala
Sound & Music:
León Sperling
An article in The Guardian cought my attention:
“Hamburg's giant cranes create a beach scene like no other”.
In CONTAINER ROMANTIK I am looking to find the industrial charm of Elbstrand in the reflections of Hamburg’s beachgoers.