1993. 16mm. 29 minutes.
A Polish immigrant go-go dancer dreams of Hollywood. A man living in his car dreams of redemption. They meet. A comical, at times brutal, look at the American dream.
-- starring Elzbieta Czyzewska
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Bonus trailer for "The Actress" here: https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/632237473.
"The Actress" is a feature-length biography documentary about the late Elzbieta Czyzewska, one of the most famous Polish actresses, and an icon of 1960’s beauty. The film focuses on her life after the height of her career and fame in Poland, showing her efforts to sustain her identity as an actress after immigrating to the United State to be with her husband, the American journalist David Halberstam. Featuring interviews with Meryl Streep, John Guare, Andrzej Wajda, Mac Wellman, Robert Brustein, Annette Insdorf, Kevin Kline, Gay Talese, and Myra Paci among others.
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XXXtasy: Two Days in the Life of a Saint

Cast: Elzbieta Czyzewska, Peter Lewis, Gordon Joseph Weiss, Ruth Maleczech, Tony Torn, Michael Buscemi, Victoria Bastel.

Produced, Written, Directed, Edited and Produced by Myra Paci
Cinematographer: Giselle Chamma
Composer: Carter Burwell
Production Design: Jack Saad Robinson
Costume Design: Daniel James Cole

Best Student Film, Hamptons International Film Festival, 1994
Director's Choice, Atlanta Film and Video Festival, 1994
Jurors' Choice Award, Charlotte Film and Video Festival, 1994
New York University Craft Awards for Excellence in Filmmaking, Sound Design, Best Actress (Elzbieta Czyzewska), and the Nestor Almendros Award for Cinematography, 1994

Gijon Film Festival, Spain, 1995
Virginia Festival of American Films, Charlottesville, 1995
Third Wave Film Festival, New York, 1995
New York University, Screenwriting Seminar, 1995
Cork Film Festival, Ireland, 1994
Hamptons International Film Festival, 1994
The Florida Film Festival, 1994
Charlotte Film and Video Festival, 1994
Atlanta Film and Video Festival, 1994
Silence Elles Tournent Festival, Montreal, 1994
The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore, 1994
BACA/The Brooklyn Arts Council Film Festival, New York, 1994
Troubadours Film/Video Festival, San Francisco, 1994
East Coast Screening of Award-Winning Shorts at Tribeca Film Center, New York City, 1994
1994 Independent Feature Film Market, New York City, 1994
Haig P. Manoogian Producers' Screening, Directors'