A Dead Marriage
TITLE
A Dead Marriage
DIRECTOR
Michał Toczek
COUNTRY
Poland
YEAR
2021
DURATION
19′
GENRE
Fiction
Overview

A Dead Marriage
Filip works as a professional movie extra and he always plays roles of dead bodies. On the set of a historical film, he meets Lucy, who happens to be also an extra, playing a role of a dead woman. When laying on top of each other during long film making hours a bittersweet relationship develops between them in the unusual circumstances.

DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY - Michał Toczek
Film directing student in the Polish National Film School in Lodz. Director of award-winning short features and documentaries. His documentary debut “Strawberry Boys” was awarded at the Krakow Film Festival (2019), among others. Laureate of the Papaya Young Directors contest - one of the most prestigious competitions for young creators in Poland.
Credits
- Director Michał Toczek
- Screenplay Michał Toczek, Ola Hulbój
- Cinematography Tomasz Pawlik
- Editing Aleksandra Kasprowicz
- Cast Sebastian Stankiewicz, Marta Ścisłowicz
- Producer/s Agata Golańska
- Production CompanyPolish National Film School In Łódź
- Distributor/s KFF Sales & Promotion
Specifications
- Project Title A Dead Marriage
- Project Type Fiction
- Completion Date January 10, 2022
- Country of origin Poland
- Country of filmingPoland
- Language Polish
- First-time Filmmaker No
- Student Project Yes

Michał Toczek
Film directing student in the Polish National Film School in Lodz. Director of award-winning short features and documentaries. His documentary debut “Strawberry Boys” was awarded at the Krakow Film Festival (2019), among others. Laureate of the Papaya Young Directors contest - one of the most prestigious competitions for young creators in Poland.
SELECTIONS & AWARDS

Tirana International Film Festival
Student Fiction Competition, 2022