MY FATHER THE LUO
(MOJ OJCIEC LUO)

2008, 39 min., Poland USA
English & Polish with English subtitles

DIRECTION:
Tomasz Magierski
SCRIPT:
Tomasz Magierski
CINEMATOGRAPHY:
Tomasz Magierski
EDITING:
Tomasz Magierski
SOUND:
Derick Carlomagno
PRODUCED BY:
Smoking Mirror Productions
PRODUCER:
Tomasz Magierski

Roma Ndolo, was born in Germany, to a Polish mother and a Kenyan father. She decides to visit Kenya to find out about the African roots of Barack Obama and her own. In the meantime, during the Democratic National Convention in Denver, the politician receives his party's official nomination to run for President of the United States. Roma travels across Kenya witnessing the great euphoria among Kenyans, especially members of the Luo tribe that Obama and she herself descend from. The documentary portrays Obama as a regular man, who has become successful only thanks to his hard work and determination. It also shows Roma in her quest to finding out about her Kenyan origin.

TOMASZ MAGIERSKI
Born in 1960 in Nowy Targ. Documentary film director, cinematographer. He graduated in cinematography from the Lodz Film School. He has directed a number of documentaries, several of which were focused on issues of social justice. The most notable one is "The Magic Brothers" on life under Communism, seen through the eyes of four brothers born in Poland in 1954. Other docs include: "Pianists, Defining Chopin", "White Orchid Dreams", "Olympics of Kusy", "Ferry 93", "Monte Cassino 44", "Border." Worked as a Director of Photography in numerous feature and documentary films, made out of Poland.

FILMOGRAPHY AS A DIRECTOR:

2008 My Father Luo (Moj ojciec Luo)
2000 Arkadius: Wild Orchid Dreams
1992 The Magic Brothers

Friday, November 14th, 2008 at 7pm (GALLERY THEATRE)