Ash­es by name is man — Popi­oł imie­niem jest człowieka

Krakow in Poland and Lviv in Ukraine form the geographical setting of "Ashes by name is man". The images of the surroundings are interwoven with footage from the world of my grandparents, both of whom are over 80 years old. Their bodies and practices seem to be inscribed with war and post-war history as well as the national catholic narrative of Poland. In the writings of my favorite painter, I read that for him the Polish landscape seems to constantly draw our gaze to the ground - making us look not over the horizon but under our feet, at the bones buried under each step. In this film, I don't look straight ahead into the distance, but try to find my own gaze, which is very ambiguous, full of criticism and fascination at the same time.