AGAINST THE WIND
(POD WIATR)



2006, 24 min., Poland
DIRECTION:
Maciej Cuske
CO-DIRECTION:
Jacek Piotr Blawut
CINEMATOGRAPHY:
Jacek Piotr Blawut, Krzysztof Kowalski
EDITING:
Jacek Piotr Blawut
PRODUCER:
Jacek Blawut
PRODUCTION:
Produkcja Filmow Jacek Blawut

Two unusual yachts sail along a trail in the Great Masurian Lake Country. The crew of one is a group of mildly mentally disabled young people while the other consists of youngsters from an orphanage. The cruise of the fulfillment of dreams of thirty-year-old Arthur; he has been taking care of unwanted children for years. He believes that these two seemingly separate groups can help each other by experiencing possibly the most beautiful summer adventure of their lives.

Maciej Cuske

Born in 1972 in Bydgoszcz. A graduate of the Andrzej Wajda Master School of Film Directing in Warsaw. He started out as an amateur filmmaker. During his studies he took part in making of Silence (2003). His docs, Medical Treatment (2004), Old Books Store (2005) and Suburban Train were awarded at the Cracow FF. In 2006 he made Against the Wind.

Saturday, November 18, 2006 at 10:30 pm. (Gallery Theatre)