Writer:
Weronika PlińskaProducers:
University of the National Education Commission in Cracow, PolandType:
DocumentaryYear:
2025Language:
Italian, PolishRuntime:
00:20:00Synopsis:
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Join Polish artist Kris Marchlak in his search for a contemporary Saint Sebastian. The documentary focuses specifically on the artist’s reinterpretation of the Quattrocento and Mannerist iconography of Saint Sebastian through the medium of artistic photography. “Simulacrum” was directed by Weronika Plińska and Wojciech Jankowski. The film was shot between 2023 and 2025 in Poland and Italy as part of an ethnographic research project based on interviews and participant observation, which examined creative documentary filmmaking as a tool for exploring contemporary art practices.
Cast:
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Krzysztof Kris Marchlak
Credits:
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Cinematography: Wojciech Jankowski, Igor Kawecki, Anna Pichura; Editing: Wojciech Jankowski; Translation: Concetta Grazia Coleandrea, Davide Chiorrini Dezi; Patronage: MOCAK Museum of Contemporary Art in Cracow
Awards:
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MOCAK Museum of Contemporary Art
Cracow
April 25, 2025
Pre-premiere screening
Poland
MOCAK Museum of Contemporary Art
Cracow
April 24, 2025
Part of the exhibition "Krzysztof Marchlak. Sleeping beauty" curated by Stach Szabłowski: from April 24, 2025 until September 7, 2025.
Poland
Swedenborg Film Festival
London
December 8, 2025
Official selection
United Kingdom
Octopus Marquee Independent Film Festival
Online Event
December 21, 2025
Official Selection 2025
United States
Spotlight on Academics
Thunderbay
Official Selection 2026
Canada
Harvard Divinity School Film Fest
Cambridge, Massachusetts
February 28, 2026
Finalist
United States
Onirica Film Festival
Carrara
September 3, 2026
Italian premiere
Official Selection
Italy
Cracow
April 25, 2025
Pre-premiere screening
Poland
MOCAK Museum of Contemporary Art
Cracow
April 24, 2025
Part of the exhibition "Krzysztof Marchlak. Sleeping beauty" curated by Stach Szabłowski: from April 24, 2025 until September 7, 2025.
Poland
Swedenborg Film Festival
London
December 8, 2025
Official selection
United Kingdom
Octopus Marquee Independent Film Festival
Online Event
December 21, 2025
Official Selection 2025
United States
Spotlight on Academics
Thunderbay
Official Selection 2026
Canada
Harvard Divinity School Film Fest
Cambridge, Massachusetts
February 28, 2026
Finalist
United States
Onirica Film Festival
Carrara
September 3, 2026
Italian premiere
Official Selection
Italy
