22 October, 18:00 · Artus Cinema
Free entry
Taxi Driver is a documentary commenting on such issues as the passing of life, loneliness, and the impact of work on human life. The protagonist in the film is Henryk Janicki ― the eldest taxi driver in Toruń (he was 77, when the film was made) ― who worked in his field for more than 50 years, continually. He was regarded as a cult figure by everybody who came in contact with him.
Director: | Ryszard Kruk |
Screenplay: | Ryszard Kruk |
Music: | Paris Music |
Cinematography: | Ryszard Kruk, Barbara Klein |
Editing: | Barbara Swobodzińska |
Production: | Kruk Multimedia |
Awards: | Kult Off Kino Festiwal (TVP Kultura) – Nagroda Publiczności / Audience Award (2009) |
Ryszard Kruk was born in 1968. He has graduated from biology at the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń. More than ten years ago, he established his own company, KRUK Multimedia, which produces films, TV programmes, spots, commercials, and documentaries. His work portfolio includes such films as Taksówkarz ― the multi-award winning story of the oldest taxi driver in Toruń, and full-feature documents about musicians from Toruń: Homo musicus and Ziggy Dust, the latter of which is dedicated to Zbigniew Cołbecki.
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