Songs of Earth is the opening film at Krakow Film Festival

Songs of Earth – Margreth Olin's breathtaking visual and auditory poem will open the 63rd Krakow Film Festival. The opening gala of the Festival and the Polish premiere of the documentary film with the participation of the director will take place on May 29 at 7:00 pm at the Kijów cinema in Kraków. The film is one of fourteen productions from around the world competing in the prestigious International Documentary Competition.

“I have always dreamed of making such a film. I wondered how best to portray the deep bond between man and nature and returned home to visit my father,” confessed the author of the documentary, Margreth Olin. – “My father is now 86 years old, and perhaps his generation is the last to have a deep understanding of how to care for nature.”

“For the festival's opening, we always choose a spectacular film that is going to captivate the audience and encourage them to not to leave the cinema for a week. Songs of Earth is an extraordinary documentary that has mesmerised us and will surely delight anyone who comes to experience it on the big screen,” explained Krzysztof Gierat, director of the Krakow Film Festival.

The Norwegian Embassy in Poland is a partner of the screening.

The Krakow Film Festival is on the exclusive list of qualifying events for the Oscars® in the categories of short film (live action, animated, documentary) and documentary feature, as well as a recommending event for the European Film Awards in the same categories.

The 63rd Krakow Film Festival will be held in Kraków's cinemas from 28 May to 4 June and across Poland at the KFF VOD online streaming platform between 2 and 18 June.