Autumn in Poland
Directed by Julien Donada, 1996
SYNOPSIS
Fifty years after Resnais, a young film maker makes the trip to Poland, and asks himself: “I know we’ve all seen pictures of the concentration camps. Will the fact of going to see this by myself change anything?” Poland is the country where you search for your roots and if you don’t have any, you’re looking for those of others and, at the same time, you look around…
Technical Crew
Technical Details
Written and Directed by
Julien DONADA
Photography
Julien DONADA
Editing
Zoé JOLI
Sound
Frédéric GUELAFF
Narration
Antoine VOITURIEZ
Score
Pascal TRUSTAM
Documentary - France - 1996
16' - 16 mm – Colour – 1.33:1 – Mono
Version
French
French with english subtitles
Production
Nicolas BREVIERE – Local Films
Distribution
Local Films Distribution
International Sales
Local Films
Festivals
Grand Prix - Festival de Châteauroux
Festival du Film de Belfort 1996
14th Festival du Film Juif et Israélien de Montpellier 1996
Festival Belleville Milieu du Monde 1996
Festival Cinéma du Réel 1996
4ème Rencontres du Cinéma Documentaire de Montreuil 1998
San Francisco Jewish Film Festival 1999 / USA
Dakino International Film Festival 1997 / Romania
Kiev Molodist International Film Festival 1997 / Ukraine
Uppsala International Short Film Festival 1997 / Sweden
Vila Do Conde International Short Film Festival 1997 / Portugal
Pesaro Film Festival 1997 / Italy
12th London Jewish Film Festival / England
Trailer
Julien Donada was born in 1969 in Antibes, France. He began his career as an assistant director.
In 1996, he directed his first documentary, An Autumn in Poland, which was screened around the world and won numerous awards at festivals in France and abroad. Since then, Julien has directed a wide range of films, including six documentaries and five short films, such as La part des choses, In San Remo, and About the Bunker.
In 2010, following a long collaboration with producer Nicolas Brevière of LOCAL FILMS, Julien directed his first feature film, On The Shore, starring French actor/director Daniel Duval and Italian actress Chiara Caselli.