Secret by Przemek Wojcieszek
Ksawery and Karolina pay Jan a visit. Jan is Ksawery’s grandfather living lonely in a desolate countryside. Ksawery is a drag queen performer. Karolina claims to be Ksawery’s agent. Jan is the only relative Ksawery ever felt tied to. Ksawery is gay. Karolina is Jewish.
Jan, over 80, is a former resistance soldier. Karolina knows, the house she just came to, witnessed a murder unpunished for 70 years. Karolina wants answers. Jan is happy to be their host. Ksawery has nowhere to run.
Przemek Wojcieszek's Autobiography
"I was born into this mess in 1974. Never attended any film school. I started to write ripping off cheap genre movies, I’d been watching on my part time job at a video store. I wrote and directed several low budget feature films – Kill’em All, Louder Than Bombs, A Perfect Afternoon, to name a few. Last year I finished Made In Poland and it was probably my last 'proper' narrative feature."
"With the advent of digital cinema, I entered a new field of discovery and experimentation. Secret, I’ve just completed, is my first firm step in this territory. Fake Plastic Trees, scheduled for the whole 2012, will be another."
The Secret premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival. Film meaning so much to Wojcieszek, he tattooed "Berlinale" on his forearm. (See last image above.) Now that's some amazing commitment!
