I Could Have Been Human

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Trapped within the interstices of the past and the future, there are present days of hoping, dreaming, and waiting. I Could Have Been Human chronicles the monotonous, lonely days of a community of vagabonds, vegetating and scavenging for survival in a Polish coal dump. Waiting for coal, dreaming of their futures, and hoping for a better life, the days drag on in despair for these men and women in a Sisyphean way: There is no escape. “So why not dance this waltz once again, one last time…”

Director

Barbara Medajska

Producer

Polish National Film School

Original Title

Moglem Byc Czlowiekiem

Release Year

2000

Festival Year

2001

Country

Poland

Run Time

14 minutes

Premiere

US Premiere