2025 Brooklyn Sci-Fi Film Festival Official Selection

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Fantastic Matt Parey

Directed By Bartosz Paduch
Runtime: 01:17:00
Country: Poland

The film attempts to capture the phenomenon of Maciej Parowski, the editor behind the successes of several generations of Polish fantasy writers, including such stars as Andrzej Sapkowski (creator of The Witcher) and Jacek Dukaj. His biography, enriched with animations and archival footage, is presented against the backdrop of a turbulent history: from the struggles of the Polish People's Republic, through the founding of the world's largest literary magazine, "Fantastyka," the period of transformation, to the birth of the internet and the decline of the printed word. Maciej's colleagues, loved ones, and science fiction experts share their stories. Their memories are humorously and poeticly commented on through animated comic book sequences by Parowski's alter ego. Matt Parey is a silent supporting character in the style of Alfred from Batman, without whom the main characters would be ineffective.

Directed By Bartosz Paduch

Cast
Maciej Parowski
Szczepan Twardoch
Andrzej Sapkowski
Wojtek Sedeńko
Tomasz Bagiński
Marek Oramus

Crew
Bartosz Paduch - Writer
Sebastian Wojtkowski - Writer
Maciej Ostatek - Producer

Runtime: 01:17:00
Country: Poland
Student Project: No