SIX DEGREES - presented in Karlovy Vary documentary about interpersonal relationships

Have you heard about a “Six degrees of Separation” theory (S. Milgram), which claims that you can reach any person in the world via maximum 6 steps? Polish director, Bartosz Dombrowski, decided to examine this Theory and share the result with the world in his new documentary film SIX DEGREES. The first teaser is already available at the website: www.sixdegreesdoc.com.

The film crew: Bartosz Dombrowski (director), Wojtek Zielinski (cinematographer), Blazej Kafarski (sound director) sets off on a journey to find the chain of connections between two complete strangers. They are supported by Kaja Domeracka (production manager) and Academy Award nominee Anna Wydra (producer).
The crew will travel for few months to examine how strong are relationships between people and if our ideas about others’ lives are in line with reality. In this ever shrinking world are we really closer to each other?

The first connection from Warsaw brought filmmakers to London.  From there the 2nd protagonist directed them to Miami. Their goal is to reach via chain of relations a person in Mexico. Now they are heading to meet  the 4th protagonist in Mexico City, which makes them close to the final person and there are still 3 steps left.

The shooting begun in Warsaw, on June 4, when two draws took place. One was about finding the first character selected from 17 people put forward by the film crew. The chosen one is Martyna Zaloga (Warsaw, Poland) and from here the story begins. She is 
26-year-old musician, who sings, plays guitar and leads a crazy rock life.

The final person, who the film crew tries to reach through the chain of connections, was selected in a different and unusual way. Random people on the streets of Warsaw drew numbers that have contributed to geographic co-ordinates (N 22° 10’ 22” – W 103° 53’ 17”). These co-ordinates gave the location on the map where the final character lives. Our destination turned out to be Mexican Mountains.

A few days after the draw a 2nd unit was sent to this location (Mexican crew headed by cinematographer Daniel Blanco Villanueva). The first person met by them became the final protagonist. From now on we know his name, what he looks like and where he lives. But all we can tell so far is that he is a 46-year-old Mexican named Marco Antonio.

SIX DEGREES is an unpredictable road movie, where every day of shooting brings surprises. There are no limits and no destination is impossible to reach.

Soon on www.sixdegreesdoc.com viewers will be able to track the process of the film production and work of the crew. Moreover, it will be possible for viewers to look through footage shot on Nokia smartphones. Apart from the website, you can follow the documentary on Facebook (Six Degrees Doc), where there are some photos, videos and all the latest news. There will be also a competition for the film followers. More information about the contest will be provided on the website.

SIX DEGREES is a film not only about scientific theory but above all about interpersonal relationships. This is why producers: Otter Films and East Pictures easily convinced the biggest wireless communication company Nokia to support this project.  All parties united in their common goal: to connect people.

The two production companies East Pictures and Otter Films are well established in the film industry in Poland. The head of Otter Films, Anna Wydra, is Oscar® nominated producer of ‘Rabbit a la Berlin’, which has been screened at more than 150 film festivals around the world.

SIX DEGREES has already achieved its first success. It was presented among eight other projects during “Docu Talents from the East” at the 46th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. The chosen projects are the most innovative, creative documentary in production or post-production from Central and Eastern Europe. 


Check out the teaser.