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Oldest Man In The World, The

Najstarszy człowiek świata · dir. Krzysztof Nowicki
Poland 2007, 9’

The most important thing in life is to make our dreams come true says teenage skateboy  from Bydgoszcz. Remek Nowicki is the same as his peers. The skateboard is his way of life. The director presents a boy who is growing up. From a child he becomes ‘the oldest man’, thinking about his future. Unfortunately, it is not easy to find answers for these questions…

Director:Krzysztof Nowicki
Music:George Dorn Screams
Cinematography:Krzysztof Nowicki, Łukasz Sowiński
Awards:Brązowa Kanewka na festiwalu KAN we Wrocławiu 2008

The team of young documentaries directors from Bydgoszcz — Darek Gackowski, Krzysztof Nowicki and Monika Paprzycka — seems as The Trinity, but is it true? Undeniably, they are great in independent cinema popularizating. Dariusz Gackowski is a photographer; as an independent artist he tries to make documentaries. His latest Marek — shown at many Polish festivals — tells the difficulties of blind person’s daily life. Krzysztof Nowicki is an author, known for frequent visitors of independent festivals because of Reggae Is My Life in 2008 — an unique documentary about reggae subculture in Ostróda.

Beyond the cinema and wide distribution of multiplexes, the independent film art is being propagated with emotion and passion – this is what members of ‘Koloroffon’ say about their art.