Fighting Fish

Running time: 12'12”

Production: PL 2015

An incredibly insightful and intimate study of motherhood, different shades of which have been shown in a mere 12 minutes. The main protagonist, Sylwia, a wife and a mother, is a psychologically strong woman who exhibits tendencies to dominate and control everyone around her. The protagonist bravely endures her fate and tries to raise her two sons the best she can. The fighting fish is a freshwater species often kept in aquaria. In Anna Pawluczuk's film it becomes a motif that triggers the action and perfectly defines Sylwia, who takes up a brave fight against arduous everyday life.

Authors:

  • Anna Pawluczuk

    Anna Pawluczuk is film directing student at Polish National Film, Television and Theatre School in Łódź. Born in Białystok, northern-east part of Poland in 1991. She is Bachelor of Cultural Studies and a film production technician. Earlier in her life she worked on ZUBROFFKA Short Movie Festival and Underground / Independent Festival.
 Anna is very enthusiastic about film education among teenagers and has worked as coordinator of filmmaking courses. She also has experience as a radio journalist. Now she is cooperating with one of the biggest film magazines in Poland in its online version.

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