How Culture Works?

A practical guide to better living, in 9 chapters.
Directed by Tymek Borowski
2nd director: Rafał Dominik, Jakub Maiński

Words: Tymek Borowski & Jakub Maiński
Picture: Tymek Borowski & Rafał Dominik

In the main role: Marta Manowska
Background Man: Robert Buczyński
Connoisseur: Robert Buczyński

Cast:
Tymoteusz Bala
Marcin Benedek
Agata Grabowska
Maja Kłossowska
Tomasz Kurzeja
Przemysław Marszałek
Michał Stańczyk
Jędrzej Taranek
Mateusz Trembaczowski

Production manager: Piotr Dylewski
Unit production manager: Sebastian Drożak

Cinematography: Maciej Czułowski
Camera assistant: Marcin Benedek
Gaffer: Arek Kłos, Daniel Ługowski
Color grading: Wiktor Sasim

Sound: Wojtek Urbański, Mikołaj Piechocki - Sound Boom
Music: Wojtek Urbański

Set decoration: Marzena Wodziak
Costume design: Michalina Łukasik, Dina Bienfait
Makeup: Ada Merska
Photos from the set: Monika Kozub
Production assistant: Wiola Łabędź
Making off: Wiola Łabędź
Studio painters: Rafał Gacal i Przemysław Marszałek

Catering:
Gabriel Świderek, Daria Witkowska
www.meskiwypas.pl
www.redandpale.blox.pl
www.magazyngryz.pl

The movie was shot at Studio Las, Warsaw

We’d like to thank professor Steven Pinker whose book “Blank Slate. The Modern Denial of Human Nature” was an inspiration for the script.


Special thanks:
Mikael Andersson - IKEA
Daniel Barczyńśki
Grzegorz Bochenek
Paweł Borowski
Paweł Chmielewski - Reaktor Laboratorium Rzeźby
Piotr Dutkiewicz - Platige Image
Tim Ferris
Łukasz Kopeć & Michał Wesołowski - Strefa Pi
Piotr Krzesiński - Nike
Tomasz Mączka - PSM
PRZEMOC
Anna Rosiak
Sebastian Siennicki
Hanna Wróblewska

Very special thanks :
Zuza Sikorska & Agata Wrońska

Media used under Creative Commons licenses:

Photos:
Cave - Marcin Szala
Camel - Jjron
Yurt - Ondřej Žváček
City 1 - Urbanative
City 2 - Morio
Phone booth - Oxyman
Big Ben - Alvesgaspar
Polar Bear- Alan Wilson
Bunny - Larry D. Moore
Old Mac - Blake Patterson

Movies:
Playful Caden - maddhat
Black Widow Handling HD - ruckaisawesome


Movie has been produced as a part of the project “Multiculturalism does not work? Artists against violence”.
Producer: Ludwig van Beethoven Association

“Multiculturalism does not work. Artists against violence” was co-financed by the EEA Funds for the period 2009-2014 under the “Promotion of diversity in culture and arts” programme.