WINNERS AND LOSERS
(ZWYCIEZCY I PRZEGRANI)



2004, 50 min., Poland
DIRECTION:
Miroslaw Dembinski
SCRIPT:
Miroslaw Dembinski
CINEMATOGRAPHY:
Andrzej Musial, Szymon Lenkowski, Barbara Winograd
EDITING:
Miroslaw Dembinski
SOUND:
Iwo Klimek, Marcin Ejsmund
PRODUCER:
Miroslaw Dembinski
PRODUCTION:
Everest Film Studio

The Homeless World Cup in street soccer was held in July of 2003 in Graz, Austria. 18 teams took part including homeless from Poland, the U.K., the United States, Russia, Brasil, South Africa. The objective of the tournament is to change social attitude towards homelessness. However, for the participants it's also a chance of gaining self-respect. In ordinary life they are often losers without home and job, but with many problems like alcoholism, drugs, crime. Now they get the opportunity to turn into winners, and perheps even the world champions.

Miroslaw Dembinski

Born in 1959 in Bydgoszcz. Director, scriptwriter, film educator. Graduated from the Institute of Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry at the Mikolaj Kopernik University in Torun (1983), then from the National Lodz Film School (Film Directing, 1990). Active in the student theatrical movement until 1981. Completed a number of feature films including Taranthiller (1993) and The Call (Wezwanie, 1996). Since 1990 he has made numerous award winning documentaries. Professor at the National Lodz Film School, Faculty of Documentary Film.

Thursday, November 17, 2006 at 7:00 pm. (Gallery Theatre)