Charcoal Burners
dir. Piotr Ziotorowicz
Polish National Film School, POLAND
Synopsis:
Every summer, Marek and Janina work as charcoal burners in the Bieszczady Mountains. Far from civilization, in the heart of the mountains, they live according to the rhythm set by nature. The documentary joins the man and the woman from dawn till dusk, observing the slow passage of time.
Director:
Piotr was born on May 22nd, 1982 in Dębno, Poland. In 2007 he graduated Electrical Engineering Faculty at Szczecin University of Technology, obtaining a M.Sc. degree. From the years 2001-2006, he was shooting his first amateur film,s and in 2006 he began studying film directing at the Polish National Film School in Łódź.