THRIVE
Director: Paul Szynol
Crew:Producer, Cinematographer, Editor, Director: Paul Szynol - Illustration: Emma Shoard
Email:paul.szynol@gmail.com
Synopsis
A short documentary about the prodigious talent and irrepressible spirit of a musically precocious 12 year old blind boy who plays the piano.
Trailer
About the director
Paul was born in Warsaw, Poland, and immigrated to NYC at the age of 12. He’s driven across the US seven times, and he’s visited the vast majority of the contiguous states; by train, plane or automobile, he’s also visited some 60 countries. He likes stray dogs, fair use, Uganda, open source software, the Oxford comma, and occasionally translating Polish poetry to English. His short films have been featured on the NY Times Op-Docs, the New Yorker, and the Atlantic, and they’ve played at festivals worldwide, including Clermont-Ferrand, Palm Springs ShortFest, Slamdance, and TIFF (Kids).
Notes
Director Paul Szynol will be available for Q&A following both the June 9 screening at Wythe Hotel and the June 10 screening at Windmill Studios.