Polish Heritage Days 2024 - Rowing Thru Poland Trailer for the 6th Episode
The premiere of the next episode of our Rowing thru Poland series, where we continue with our visit to the Ducal Capital City of Płock and beyond, will take place here on YouTube on the last day in May 2024 at 7pm (UK time).
Here is the link to the premiere • Great Continental River Journeys - Rowing ...
Discovering Poland and celebrating with the Polish Heritage Days 2024.
“Great Continental River Journeys” presents: Rowing Thru Poland, an independent documentary series by Ewa Marcinkowska and Stephen Walker
To watch the WORLD PREMIERE of The FIRST Episode – Kraków/ Cracow Undiscovered – go to:
• Great Continental River Journeys - Rowing ... It was first shown at 19.30 London time on Friday 22nd May 2020 during Polish Heritage Days.
The SECOND episode Sandomierz • Great Continental River Journeys - Rowing ... was premiered on Wednesday 19th May 2021 at 19.00 London time.
Episode THREE Kazimierz Dolny • Great Continental River Journeys - Rowing ...
Episode FOUR Warsaw • Great Continental River Journeys - Rowing ...
Episode FIVE Vistula - the Queen of Polish Rivers • Great Continental River Journeys - Rowing ...
Episode SIX Płock and Kidnapped in Poland! • Great Continental River Journeys - Rowing ...
Episode SEVEN Toruń Superpowers - Copernicus & Gingerbread • Great Continental River Journeys - Rowing ...
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Story behind the Film
Ewa Marcinkowska and Steve Walker are independent filmmakers based in UK and this is the first of their Great Continental River Journeys. Ewa and Steve are also rowers and set out on a bold adventure to explore Poland by rowing down the 1000 km long river Wisła, the last wild river in Europe, so as to reach Gdansk in time for 30th anniversary of the first free elections since the Soviet era. Will they make it in time?
Poland's boundaries have varied widely so what exactly defined Poland?
The geographical core of Poland turns out to be the River Wisła [Vistula] that flows from the Tatra Mountains in the South to the Baltic Sea in the North. So we have made a documentary by rowing a boat down this river.
"We wanted to investigate ancient and modern Poland, its people, its culture & its history. To discover old and new connections between Poland and Great Britain.”
Nowadays we have a million Poles living and working with us in the UK.
But who are the Poles? Where did they come from?
To answer that question Steve had to go to Poland with Ewa and interview people. After all this was forbidden territory for Westerners up until 1990.
What Ewa and Steve reveal on their journey will dramatically change their view of Poland and yours too.
“We offer two unique perspectives on Poland: that from a river and that coming from different countries.
We have combined serious matters with a light and humorous presentation style that will amuse, inform and entertain our audience.”
About the film makers:
Ewa Marcinkowska is Polish presenter, interpreter, researcher, bilingual poet, photographer and co-producer of the series.
Ewa’s extensive knowledge of her homeland and the hidden gems within the cities, combined with personal stories has allowed us to present a side of Poland undiscovered and unseen before.
Stephen Walker is a film maker, presenter, an author and a well known personality in the world of rowing, being a successful coach and World Master, with his own online Sculling Academy.
His YouTube channel has over 2.5 million views. Steve has produced over 200 films including travelogues, rowing, sailing and coaching videos.