Sterk

“STERK – MEANS STRONG” 

(“STERK – ZNACZY SILNY”)

Documentary (2021), 50 min.

A FILM PRODUCED FOR TVP POLONIA

Script and Director   

Elzbieta Kapsa

 

                  Camera                   

Elzbieta Kapsa

   

                Editor                

Jerzy Zawadzki

 

Financial support

Vestnorsk Filmsenter

Askøy  Kommune

 

Dokumentarfilmen “Silny – betyr sterk” er en historien om polske menn som bor  i Norge. Ideen med filmen er å formidle stemme til den største gruppen innvandrere i Norge som ikke blir hørt. Karakterene forteller om vanskeligheter, suksesser og utfordringer ved emigrasjon.

A documentary film “Sterk – means strong” tells a story about Polish men living in Norway. The idea of the film is to give a voice to the largest group of immigrants in Norway, whose voice has not been heard so far. The film presents the experiences of emigration based on the stories of five Poles living in Norway.

AWARDS

Award winner, Best documentary film – Mokkho International Film Festival, India, 04.01.2024

Special mention award in the category Best Director – Mokkho International Film Festival, India, 04.01.2024

Award – Polonia Festival, Fates of Poles, Poland, 05.11.2022

Award winner, best documentary short – Vezuvius International Film Festival, Italy, 27-31.01.2022

Participation in film festivals

  • Aporia International Film Festival, South Korea, 09.08.2024 – 01.09.2024
  • Mokkho International Film Festival, India, 08.01.2024
  • Broadway International Film Festival Los Angeles, USA, 27.08.2023
  • Cinematography & Photography Awards, The Great Britain, 03.08.2023
  • TIFA – Tiete International Film Awards, Brazil, 10.12.2022 – Nomination
  • Tokyo Lift – Off Film Festival, Japan, 01.05–31.05.2022
  • Vezuvius International Film Festival, Italy, 27-31.01.2022, Award winner, best documentary short
  • Heart International Italian Film Festival, Italy, 30-31.01.2022
  • Boden International Film Festival, Sweden, 15.01.2021, Semi – Finalist
  • Polish Festival. The Fate of Poles, Poland 05.11.2022, I Prize
  • Tiete International Film Awards, Brazil, 01.12.2022, Semi – Finalist

Aporia International Film Festival, South Korea 09.08.2024 – 01.09.2024

“Dear Director Elizabeth, You have done your best effort and passion for the successfull organizing Gutae Minan Gampo Yonggung Daedong Festival. Thank you very much for your contribution in the research and preservation of traditional culture. I would like to present you with this trophy.”

Traditional Good Culture Research and Preservation Association, August 2024

 ❤️  Shaman of Korea Anseong, Gyeonggi-do

Mokkho International Film Festival, India, 08.01.2024

Polonia Festival, Fates of Poles, Poland, 05.11.2022

Vezuvius International Film Festival, Italy, 27-31.01.2022

 CHARACTERS

BARTŁOMIEJ

BOGUSŁAW

PAWEŁ

PIOTR

WOJCIECH