Maria Is Not Alive

Maria is not alive but alive. She committed suicide but remains in her living body for a few days. It remains unknown how she took her life away. She’s investigating the reasons for her death and observes what the world looks like without her. The funeral is on the way. There is an autopsy of her body and disinfection of her apartment. Maria attends a party for the dead. She clashes with a fortune-teller who foresees only the future of those who have it. Maria’s family blame her for being alive when she’s dead. They think she lived a bad life and died a bad death. Maria wants to interrupt her funeral. She starts to believe she’s not alive even though she’s feeling quite the opposite.

written byMartyna Majewska
director of photographyPaweł Chorzępa
musicDawid Majewski
production designJoanna Hrisulidu
costume designDorota Kuźniarska
make-upHanna Leśna
soundSzymon Straburzyński, Tomasz Rudzki
edited byMichał Poddębniak
casting byMartyna Majewska
castMałgorzata Gorol, Małgorzata Witkowska, Małgorzata Foremniak, Aleksander Rybicki, Cezary Studniak
productionStowarzyszenie Filmowców Polskich – Studio Munka
producersEwa Jastrzębska, Jerzy Kapuściński
co-produced byCentrala, TVN Film, ASF Studio, Centrum Technologii Audiowizualnych, Coloroffon, ATM System
executive producersDorota Schleiss, Paweł Kosuń, Agnieszka Janowska
production managerDorota Schleiss
co-financed byPolski Instytut Sztuki Filmowej