The Waiting Room

drama
16mm – Colour – Kodak
2010
UK
15 minutes

script: Karolina Mazur
director: Karolina Mazur
camera: Andrew O’Conner

Different people wait for different things.  In The Waiting Room Pub, an old lady waits for the love of her life to return; a brother waits for his twin; an old man looks back through the pictures of his youth… and another character, a woman in her mid-forties, is waiting for her son. One accidental meeting could change her ending.

“In January 2015, Asylon Theatre-a company that I’m leading were developing a new dance theatre production for young audiences. As part of the development, we also ran a workshop with primary school pupils. I asked Krzysztof and Karolina to create a short film that would document the process as well as serve as a visual element for fundraising purposes. I was amazed how precisely the film achieved those goals. Both Karolina and Krzysztof are very insightful and meticulous filmmakers. I was very pleased with both the process of making the film and the final piece. I will certainly be coming back to them for my other projects.”

Marta Mari • Asylon Theatre

“Kris is a highly skilled technician, who has a clear understanding of what his client is trying to achieve, and a gift for finding the rightshot. Added to that he has a thoroughly professional approach. I would happily recommend his work to anyone looking for creative, precise and insightful input to their projects.”

Janet Crook • Coordinator of Our Power • collaboration with Scottish Government

“Karolina and Kris from Golden Oriole worked with us on a short trailer for a prospective European project on science and mathematics learning.  The production involved working with children, and had a very tight budget and timeframe. Karolina and Kris overcame all the organisational and technical problems cheerfully and efficiently, coordinating young actors, production crew and music composition. They adhered to high ethical standards regarding the various licensing and permissions issues involved. And it looked great! The finished trailer was excellent and is currently helping us in obtaining EU funding for the project. I am looking forward to working with them again on this, and other projects in European education.”

Dr Peter Gray • C-ME-SMILE consortium & Norwegian University of Science and Technology

“Kris’s contribution to our video about Our Power really lifted the quality of the images and got our message across clearly and imaginatively.”

Dawn Muspratt • Chief Executive • Our Power

“Karolina Mazur and Kris Kubik made a video trailer for my debut novel, Water’s Edge.  They were delightful to work with: professional, enthusiastic and committed to everything they did. It was easy discussing the project with them – they listened to my ideas, but when they thought that something else might work better, were able to explain why. I was delighted with the trailer they produced and would have no hesitation in recommending them.”

Jane Riddell • Writer