My horizons are also broadened by working with so many people around Europe. They taught me what I never would have learned just staying in my own country.
Malgorzata SzumowskaThis mixture of Polish, not Polish, of being European, gives me a perspective to see Poland through "new eyes" - paradoxically, more closely... because it's from a kind of distance.
Malgorzata SzumowskaIn Poland, some people think that I'm kind of scandalous because I'm a woman who should stay at home with her kids instead of making movies about what I want and, even worse, addressing Polish taboos like church, homosexuals and history.
Malgorzata SzumowskaPeople don't understand that my films is not about being scandalous - it's about being critical of our own society.
Malgorzata SzumowskaPoland and my roots are very important for me. That's why I decided to make a feature film in Poland, and with only Polish money.
Malgorzata SzumowskaI wanted to make a film about anorexia. I thought about it for a long time, but then gave up on this idea as I felt that this theme would be so hermetic and closed that it would not reach an audience. However, the plot about the character of Olga and the idea that a body has a lot of different meanings were still present in my mind.
Malgorzata Szumowska