00:20:20| Directed by Weronika Plińska, Wojciech Jankowski
The story concerns life and work of Polish contemporary photographer Krzysztof Kris Marchlak. The documentary focuses specifically on the artist’s recreation 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 in Italy, as a result of ethnographic research project, based on interviews and participant observation, which concerned creative documentary filmmaking as a tool for exploring contemporary art practices.