This year once again the Opening Ceremony will be held in Studio S1 of Polish Radio Szczecin. The program includes a meeting with Marcin Borchardt, director of the famous documentary “The Beksińskis. A Sound and Picture Album.” This time during the ceremony we will see his latest film “Tony Halik. Born for Adventure.” Like every year, the ceremony will be hosted by renowned critic, poet and journalist of Polish Radio Szczecin, Karol Wojtyła. Ladies and gentlemen – Cinema Now!
The Partner of the Opening Ceremony is Szczecińska Energetyka Cieplna, leading distributor of heat and electrical power vendor in Szczecin and in the region, namely in Barlinek, Dębno, Łobez, Myślibórz, Połczyn-Zdrój, Słubice and Strzelce Krajeńskie.
We could say, Tony Halik was an extraordinary explorer. A dreamer, who made all his dreams come true, a liar, a spy. I will just say he was the best casting director ever. You will see Richard Nixon, Evita Peron, Fidel Castro and Queen Elisabeth. All filmed by Halik – a Polish Indiana Jones of the 60s. He was so efficient in creating his image before the social media era that over 60 years later we have difficulties in finding out what is true. This is a story about making one’s own legend and about a great mystery hidden under a fabricated identity. An adventure documentary reconstructed from film archives, recorded by Halik during numerous journeys all around the world. A film about the passion for travel and chasing dreams, but also about the cost of its fulfilment.
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