I Am
(Jestem)
97 minutes, 2005
Fri. Oct 13, 7:00PM, Sequoia
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In Polish with English subtitles • Conjuring shades of Truffaut's 400 Blows, I Am is a visually stunning film about a young boy's search for home. Eleven-year-old Kundel (brilliantly performed by Piotr Jagielski) watches as his young mother drinks during the day and sleeps around at night. At school he is chased by nasty classmates and ridiculed by pompous teachers. For him, there is only one answer: Run away. The resilient Kundel shows amazing survival instincts as he holes up in an abandoned river barge, collects cans for money and connects with a surprising new companion. Filmmaker Kedzierzawska frames each scene with the eye of a painter and the heart of a poet. With limited dialogue and a stripped-down storytelling approach, I Am focuses on the young actor's expressive face and on his natural surroundings to capture the beautiful, heartbreaking journey of a solitary soul. — B. Peterson
Sponsored by Peet's Coffee & Tea.
Director: Dorota Kedzierzawska
Producer: Arthur Reinhart
Screenwriter: Dorota Kedzierzawska
Cinematographer: Arthur Reinhart
Editor: Arthur Reinhart, Dorota Kedzierzawska
Cast: Piotr Jagielski, Agnieszka Nagorzycka
Print Source: Dream Entertainment
8489 W. 3rd Street
Los Angeles, CA, 90048
Tel: 323.655.5501
Official Website: www.kidfilm.pl
