Generation John Paul II Crossroads

Religious/Spiritual

Director: Jowita Gondek

RT: 90:00mins

Sunday September 30 3:30PM

Synopsis:  

This modern-made film is based on the biography of Karol

Wojtyla, and tells stories of young people born when the

popular Polish priest become a pope for the world. They

matured during his pontificate and their not always easy

lives crossed roads with the teachings and pilgrimage of

Pope John Paul II.

Heroes are of two sorts: famous personalities and the

unknown. They are of different nationalities, opinions and

cultures. They represent different religious denominations.

They differ in philosophies of life, profession, interests. But

in this particular crossroad, they are connected by a

birthday – and the personage of the Holy Father, John

Paul II, who was a generation’s inspiration and the main

point of this story of his effect on their lives.

CROSSROADS: Generation John Paul II – a film about

the intersecting lives of people who never met but were

united through one man’s imprint on a generation. A film

about us...

... and the man, the pope, the hero, John Paul II, who we

will never forget.

Filmmaker Bio:

Jowita is the one of leading director in Canal+ Poland.  She is the author of many documentaries for Canal+ both in Poland and France and has directed several children’s programs and commercials for major advertising companies, also music clips for leading performers. In addition to directing the film, Ms. Gondek has written many of  screenplays.

In 1993 Ms. Gondek graduated from the Art Poster faculty of the Academy of Art in Warsaw (She received the scholarship in Lyon, France).   In September 1995 she finished her second faculty – Film and TV Directing,  (Krzysztof Kieślowski master class).  She has worked with the best people in Poland.