When the Light of Dawn Arises
The sixties in Poland. A group of office workers goes mushroom picking by bus. Director announces a contest: the one who finds the biggest mushroom, will get a bonus. The competition begins. However, it turns out that toady to director is way more important to the competitors than mushroom picking. The film is based on author Marek Nowakowski’s collection of stories When the Light of Dawn Awakens.
awards
Gdynia PFF 2012 – Jury Prize for Best Film in Young Polish Cinema Competition; Golden Anteater Festival 2012 – Second Prize Film School Student and Graduate Competition; Węgiel Student FF 2012 – Best Director; Young Cinema FF ‘Piękni Dwudziestoletni’ 2012 – Best Actress
Mateusz Głowacki
Born in 1982. He grew up in Brzeg Dolny. Director and screenwriter. He’s a technician animator by profession, with a specialty in film. He graduated in journalism in Wroclaw. Currently he studies film directing at the Krzysztof Kieślowski Radio and Television Faculty University of Silesia in Katowice.
Selected filmography
2009 Złodzieje roweru (short)
2011 Ryszard / Richard (short)
2012 Kiedy ranne wstają zorze / When the Lights of Dawn Arises (short)
2012 Sonda o kobietach / Survey about Women (short, doc.)