Anna Baumgart

In 1948 on the Gardno lake near Szela village 21 girl scouts drowned. It was supposed to be a dream day. The girls wanted to see the sea. That morning they went to church, sleep-deprived – the previous night they had sat for a long time by the bonfire, busy discussing an old legend about princess Wanda who drowned in the rapid currents of Vistula river.

It's hard for us to imagine a day without a phone or computer. What if using electricity caused unbearable pain? This is the story of Peter, who suffers from EHS. He hasn't listened to music or watched TV for 15 years.

The film was inspired by Mieczysława Nogajewska, the prewar proprietress of "Foto-Elite" - a well-known photo studio in the city of Gdynia. WhenWorld War II outbroke, Nogajewska lost her entire livelihood; she spent many years wandering around Poland in search of a safe place to live and reopen her studio.

"Michikha Is Not Afraid of Airplanes" is a visual essay about a journey - even one that is impossible, didn't take place, or was undertaken vicariously. The project examines the extent to which the early 20th century story of Evenk guide Michikha and Polish anthropologist Maria Antonina Czaplicka is a universal tale about power couples in describing the world.

In 1948 on the Gardno lake near Szela village 21 girl scouts drowned. It was supposed to be a dream day. The girls wanted to see the sea. That morning they went to church, sleep-deprived – the previous night they had sat for a long time by the bonfire, busy discussing an old legend about princess Wanda who drowned in the rapid currents of Vistula river.

In 1948 on the Gardno lake near Szela village 21 girl scouts drowned. It was supposed to be a dream day. The girls wanted to see the sea. That morning they went to church, sleep-deprived – the previous night they had sat for a long time by the bonfire, busy discussing an old legend about princess Wanda who drowned in the rapid currents of Vistula river.

It's hard for us to imagine a day without a phone or computer. What if using electricity caused unbearable pain? This is the story of Peter, who suffers from EHS. He hasn't listened to music or watched TV for 15 years.

The film was inspired by Mieczysława Nogajewska, the prewar proprietress of "Foto-Elite" - a well-known photo studio in the city of Gdynia. WhenWorld War II outbroke, Nogajewska lost her entire livelihood; she spent many years wandering around Poland in search of a safe place to live and reopen her studio.

"Michikha Is Not Afraid of Airplanes" is a visual essay about a journey - even one that is impossible, didn't take place, or was undertaken vicariously. The project examines the extent to which the early 20th century story of Evenk guide Michikha and Polish anthropologist Maria Antonina Czaplicka is a universal tale about power couples in describing the world.