Synopsis

is a short documentary following the journey of returned mail pieces that are undeliverable-asaddressed. The documentary starts out as recycling process of waste letter paper going through baling, sorting, shredding, washing and drying. Then it recreates the journey before and during recycle into new paper. Letters are collected from mailboxes and sorted into destination postal stations such as Szczecin and Pozna�. What about the letters addressed to unknown recipients such as ‘good people’ or ‘dear parents’? They are all end up in Undeliverable Letters Department of the Post Office in Koluszki, where those letters are to be cross-checked if deliverable or not. Among them include heart-warming letters like ‘dear God in heaven’ letter saying a little girl would never be lonely any more as long as she knows ‘His’ whereabouts. In Poland, there are over millions of undeliverable letters each year. Their journeys lead us to reflect on true meaning and history of small things that we have neglected and ponder about the value of communication. (HWANG Hei-Rim)

Director

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  Marcel ŁOZIŃSKI
  

  Born in Paris in 1940. Graduate of Film Directing Department in the National School of Film, Television and Theatre in Łódź (1971). In 1994, nominated for the American Academy Award and for the European Film Academy Award for the documentary 89mm from Europe. Currently lectures at Andrzej Wajda’s Master School for Film Directing and at Dragon Forum - the international documentary film workshops in the middle of Europe.
  
  Tonia and Her Children (2011)
  Poste Restante (2009)
  I Remember (2001)
  89mm from Europe (1993)
  Microphone’s Test (1980)
  Wheel of Fortuna (1972)

Credits

• Director  Marcel ŁOZIŃSKI
• Producer  Dorota ROSZKOWSKA
• Writer  Marcel ŁOZIŃSKI
• Cinematographer  Jacek PETRYCKI
• Editor  Rafal LISTOPAD
• Sound  Tomasz WIECZOREK

Production Company

• Production Company  Arkana Studio
• Address  Chełmska St. 21 00-724 Warsaw, Poland
• Tel  4822 8402745
• E-mail  arkana@arkanastudio.pl