Grandpa

Poland, 2005, 26 min
Directed and produced by Miroslaw Dembinski

Screening:
Thursday, September 18, 7:30 - 11pm
Filmmakers Bash, Ogden Amphitheater

            Janusz Orlowski is a 79-years-old man full of energy and zeal from Poland. There wouldn´t be anything special about it, except that he flies. He is a paragliding pilot. The paragliding culture is quite colorful, and obviously, the young and energetic predominate. The frail, old man doesn´t really fit here.
            Flying is Janusz´s passion. When he is in the air nothing else matters, he is just happy.
            Paragliding demands health, agility and staying in good shape, and the Grandpa consequently overcomes all the limitations related to his age. The younger friends usually help him when he is in need, when he trips or falls over, but it doesn´t discourage him. Janusz says he will always fly, but with one difference: In the future, he will fly to the land with no gravity, with no everyday problems, without any effort.

Director Miroslaw Dembinski

Miroslaw Dembinski is the most awarded Polish mountain filmmaker. He started working as an independent film producer in 1991 by establishing his Film Studio “Everest”. As a producer and director, he has made 41 short films (mostly documentary) and received 42 international film festival awards. His previous mountain related documentaries include “My Little Everest”, "Ganek”, and “Icarus”. He also made a number of documentary films on various social and personal issues of Polish people, such as “The Fruits of the Black Soil”, “Bury Me Together With Them”, “And What About You?”, a series about the homeless titled “It Is Necessary To Live”, as well as a TV feature “Taranthriller” and a 13-part TV series “Room Number 107”. His most recent titles include “Give Yourself to Others”, “For Marek Kotański”, “Shared Flight” and “The Dwarf for President”.