Michal Bukojemski
Born 1946 in Wałbrzych.
In 1969 he completed his studies in the Department for Cinematography at the Polish National Film School in Łódź (PWSTiF), as DoP.
From 1971 worked as cameraman for the “Czołówka” Film Studio in Warsaw, moving in 1976 to the Documentary Film Studio in Warsaw. In the first half of the 1990ties he then worked for ABC News out of their bureaux in Warszawa and later Moscow. (Michal speaks fluent English and Russian).
With the advent of the era of digital video, Michal Bukojemski started his own production company, „Digit Film” in 1996 for which he produces and directs documentaries. Between 2006 and 2015 he was resident lecturer for documentary film for cinematographers at PWSFTviT.
A film about me
The Essential Truth
Joanna Wojtulewicz made a film about me. Her questions, conversation with her – revealed the deepest layers of my memory, prompted me to be honest. The result is a portrait of a filmmaker against the background of time, a portrait of a documentary filmmaker shaped by the films he created. A conversation about basic things, essential truth, came out of it…
2022 – The Essential Truth – 73’ Eng. sub [Play]