Joanna (2013)

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Movie
Original title Joanna
Country of production Poland
original language Polish
Publishing year 2013
length 45 minutes
Rod
Director Aneta Kopacz
script Aneta Kopacz,
Tomasz Średniawa
production Adam Ślesicki
music Jan AP Kaczmarek
camera Łukasz Żal
cut Aneta Kopacz,
Paweł Laskowski ,
Rafał Samborski

Joanna is a 2013 published Polish documentary - short film by Aneta Kopacz . The film portrays Joanna Salyga, a cancer patient who only had three months to live and tried to make the most of the time she had with her husband and young son.

Kopacz became aware of Salyga's story through her blog Chustka and then collected donations via crowdfunding in order to implement them for a film.

The film was nominated for an Oscar in the category Best Documentary Short in 2015 , but received no award.

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When Joanna's son Jaś was just five years old, she found out that she had cancer and only had three months to live. She promises him to live as long as possible; and she decides to write a blog where she wants to leave her son advice on all the life situations she will miss. She also reports on her everyday life and her goals: Going to the Polish Lake District with the family and be there when Jaś rides his bike for the first time without training wheels.

Awards

Awards
Award Date of the ceremony category Recipient of the nomination Result
Oscar February 22, 2015 Best documentary short film Aneta Kopacz Nominated
Golden Frog ( Camerimage ) - Short documentary films competition Łukasz Żal Nominated
Polish film award March 7, 2016 Best documentary Aneta Kopacz Nominated
Audience Award ( Warsaw International Film Festival ) - Short film Aneta Kopacz Won

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Peter Debruge: Film Review: '2015 Oscar-Nominated Short Films: Documentary' . In: Variety , February 21, 2015. Retrieved February 23, 2015. 
  2. ↑ Patrick Hipes: Oscar Nominations: 'Grand Budapest Hotel' & 'Birdman' Lead Way With 9 Noms; 'Imitation Game' Scores 8 . In: Deadline , Penske Business Media, LLC., January 15, 2015. 

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