The image of TAKING CARE OF THE MARSHES (directed by Bożena Walencik, Jan Walencik) is essentially A FILM BALLAD about nature and the people who are close to it, a film ballad about the inevitable passing of time and, finally, a ballad about human longing. The complex form of this story is evident from the first minutes. It is in the ballad that three elements have a chance to meet: EPIC, DRAMA and LYRIC.
The expressions of the epic are voiceover elements, informative – in a word, objective knowledge about the nature of the Upper Biebrza Valley and the marshland deforestation project itself. Interspersed with these are phrases with local residents and their truly reflective recollections (voice from outside the frame) of their former difficult life together with nature, as well as scenes related to the practical implementation of the project in the swampy terrain. Finally, a sizable part of the film is occupied by wildlife etudes – scenes captivating the pristine and very rich life of the swamp world of birds, moose, insects, plants. A manifestation of nostalgia for lost nature, and at the same time an expression of hope for its return, are shots from the black grouse's tooting ground, at the beginning and end of the film. These birds, formerly also numerous on the Upper Biebrza River, become a symbol of the past glory of the Biebrza Marshes.
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JAN WALENCIK – wildlife photographer and director of nature films; screenwriter, cameraman, sound designer and film editor; author of albums and wildlife books, a popularizer of Nature and friend of the Białowieża Forest. For many years, he has been discovering Nature EXCLUSIVELY IN HIS OWN WAY, creating original wildlife projects: films, series, albums, books, exhibitions.
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