Clearing(Prześwit)

Magdalena Pięta

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Poland

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A young mother disappears on the slopes of sacred Polish mountain, leaving behind a pushchair with her baby. A police officer, a young husband and a retired clairvoyant try to reconstruct the last moments before she vanished. Clearing is a micro road movie, a story about the role of women and the duties of motherhood, leading the protagonists either towards liberation or to self-destruction.

Directed by: Magdalena Pięta

Years of production: 2024

Country: Poland

Duration: 71 minutes

CREDITS

Director

Magdalena Pięta

Cinematographer

Mateusz Czuchnowski
Szymon Kluz

Editor

Michal Buczek

Producer

Maria Wachowiak

Writers

Marzena Matuszak
Magdalena Pięta

Music

Bart Putkiewicz
Aleksandra Chmielewska

Cast

Daria Polunina
Mateusz Górski
Cezary Łukaszewicz

Director’s BIO

Writer and director Magdalena Pięta studied humanities at Warsaw University then film directing at the Polish National Film School in Łódź. Pierta’s first feature was the acclaimed medium-length documentary Planet Kirsan.

Q&A

Q&A with Jannis Alexander Kiefer