The Witch Hunt
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NOMINEE - BEST DOCUMENTARY
2018
Papua New Guinea / Poland
47 mins
Polish, English
World Premiere
Documentary Film Competition
| Marek Kłosowicz | |
| Marek Kłosowicz | |
| Dominika Kulczyk (Herself / Host) | |
| Graphic Violence |
Nowadays, there are more victims of sorcery-related accusations and violence in just one country than there were in the whole of medieval Europe. In September 2017, Dominika Kulczyk undertook a difficult journey to one of the least studied and explored parts of the world – to the Highlands of Papua New Guinea. She documented the issue of sorcery-related violence, found the survivors, and met the perpetrators. Papua New Guinea sees new victims of sorcery-related violence on a daily basis. Every week brings more of the so called “witch killings” – where, as a result of ancient beliefs and rituals – children, women, and men are tortured and killed.
About the Director
Marek Klosowicz graduated from Łódź Film. He participated in many expeditions to Asia and Africa and has created several films for Discovery History, Canal + Discovery and TVN. He has directed several documentary films for the Discovery Channel, including In the Shade of the Reactor, Wloszczowa-Faithful to the Cross as well as the Himalayist series, which have been shown in numerous film festivals both in Poland and abroad.
