Kazik Radwanski
☼ Born on 3 December 1985, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
BiographyKazik Radwanski was born on January 3, 1985 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He is a director and writer, known for Anne at 13,000 Ft. (2019), Princess Margaret Blvd. (2008) and Matt and Mara (2024).
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Matt and Mara – TIFF 2024 (12/09/2024)
Two old friends reunite in Matt and Mara. Mara (Deragh Campbell), a Toronto literary professor, is surprised one day to find her old friend Matt (Matt Johnson) waiting for her outside her classroom. Even though Mara is now married to musician Samir (Mounir Al Shami) and has a young daughter, she rekindles her friendship with […]
Anne at 13,000 ft (19/02/2021)
A young woman has deep struggles with her work and personal life in Anne at 13,000 ft. Anne (Deragh Campbell) is a woman who works at a daycare, who often finds herself at odds with her co-workers since Anne tends to play with the kids more than supervise them. After going skydiving for the bachelorette […]
Anne at 13,000 ft – TIFF19 (10/09/2019)
A young woman has deep struggles with her work and personal life in Anne at 13,000 ft. Anne (Deragh Campbell) is a woman who works at a daycare, who often finds herself at odds with her co-workers since Anne tends to play with the kids more than supervise them. After going skydiving for the bachelorette […]
Ta peau si lisse & Scaffold (14/09/2017)
New films by Denis Côté and Kazik Radwanski profile men at work in different capacities. Ta peau si lisse (A Skin So Soft) From Denis Côté (Joy of Man’s Desiring) comes this observational look at the lives of various bodybuilders. Featuring a mix of both natural and staged scenes, Côté is less concerned about the bodybuilding itself and […]
How Heavy This Hammer (12/08/2016)
A middle-aged man escapes the pressures of his life through videogames in How Heavy This Hammer. Erwin (Erwin Van Cotthem) is a middle-aged father of two, who is beginning to feel the effects of a midlife crisis. When he is not playing rugby with his buddies, he spends hours playing a real-time strategy video game, which […]
How Heavy This Hammer (14/09/2015)
A middle-aged man escapes the pressures of his life through videogames in How Heavy This Hammer. Erwin (Erwin Van Cotthem) is a middle-aged father of two, who is beginning to feel the effects of a midlife crisis. When he is not playing rugby with his buddies, he spends hours playing a real-time strategy video game, […]
Cutaway (08/12/2014)
Last night saw the Toronto premiere of Cutaway, the new short film by Kazik Radwanski (Tower, Princess Margaret Blvd). Cutaway is the story of a momentous development of a man’s life, told entirely through close-ups of his hands. Those familiar with Radwanski’s previous films would know that he has the tendency of shooting quite close […]
REPOST: Tower (22/02/2013)
The film TOWER opens this evening at the Royal Cinema in Toronto. In anticipation of this event, I thought that I would repost my review for the film, which was originally posted as part of my coverage of the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival. Enjoy. According to the Q&A after the screening, the film Tower […]
Tower (12/09/2012)
According to the Q&A after the screening, the film Tower was not intentionally meant to be about Asperger’s Syndrome. However, as someone who has Asperger’s and was able to greatly relate with the main character of the film, I will say that I believe that Tower is probably the most genuine and unbiased cinematic portrayal of […]