THE SNAILS

POLISH TITLE: ŚLIMAKI

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Andrzej decides to open a snail farm together with his friend. Despite the lack of experience, he believes in the success of the enterprise. Grzegorz Skalmowski from Pasłęk comes to the rescue; he is the Polish snail guru called ‘the Snail King’ and gives valuable advice. Preparations for the farm opening are in progress. During breaks at work, the men talk about life and death, love and friendship, which becomes the essence of the film and the snail grows to the proportion of the symbol of revival and eternal life.

GENRE:
documentary
COUNTRY:
Poland
RUNNING TIME:
29'
YEAR:
DIRECTING:
Grzegorz Szczepaniak
SCRIPT:
Grzegorz Szczepaniak
DOP:
Daniel Wawrzyniak, Marek Kozakiewicz
EDITOR:
Wojciech Janas
PRODUCTION:
Wajda Studio

Grzegorz Szczepaniak »

Born in 1984 in Lublin. He is a guitarist by education, a graduate of the F. Chopin University of Music in Warsaw, and a film editor, a graduate of the Film School in Łódź. The Snails, his documentary debut, was made during the DOK PRO course organised by the Andrzej Wajda Master School of Film Directing in Warsaw. The film was developed under the artistic supervision of Jacek Bławut, Marcel Łoziński and Vita Żelakeviciute.