NARODNY ALBOM 51/08
NARODNY ALBOM

screenplay and direction: Uładzimir Kołas
photography: Maciej Szafnicki
                    Hienadź Zajac
                    Uładzimir Kaspiarowicz
                    Tomek Ziółkowski
                    Artur Sienicki
                    Ernest Wilczyński
editing: Jury Pivavarau

2008 / Betacam / 53 min

 

 

“Narodny albom” is a musical, set at the beginning of the 20^th century in Eastern Borderlands of Poland (nowadays Belarus). The documentary tells the story of how young amateurs prepare and stage the musical, “Narodny albom”. They are young Belarusians - pupils of the Humanistic Lyceum in Minsk together with young pupils from Poland. Preparing for the musical gives them a chance to learn Polish and Belarusian history and culture and try to find a connection between history and current affairs.