Sunday May 16 | 2:00 PM | Kino Muza 1
Meeting with Rafał Skalski, the director of the film ‘The Current’
after the screening of THE CURRENT, dir. Rafał Skalski
In 1985, eleven people in their thirties decided to travel the entire length of the Amazon River, from its glacial source in the Andes to the Atlantic Ocean. This six-month expedition, conceived as a final adventure before adult responsibilities was meant to be a rite of passage. Instead, it became a turning point in their lives. "The Current" is told primarily through the perspective of Kate Durrant, the team's doctor and the only woman in a male-dominated group. The river proves dangerous, but human ego becomes an even more destabilising force. Four decades later, intimate interviews and newly digitised 16mm film footage reveal the psychological toll hidden beneath the myth of heroic exploration.
Moderator:
Remigiusz Różański – a film and comic book journalist, raised on farms and building sites. A bit Gen Z, a bit of a non-conformist. Editor of the quarterly magazine ‘Ekrany’, a regular contributor to ‘Tygodnik Powszechny’ and ‘Culture.pl’, and an occasional contributor to ‘Filmweb and ‘Dwutygodnik’. Member of the young critics’ jury at the 42nd Ale Kino! and the jury for the Polish competition at the 36th International Festival of Comics and Games. Selector for the Polish animated films competition at the 19th Animator. A fan of Polish comics and American cartoons, with a passion for wrestling. Winner of the Krytyk Pisze 2024 competition.
