Education:
Doctoral degree equivalent, Lodz Film School of Poland - 1991 (Directing for Film and Television)
M.A., Interdepartmental School of Contemporary Culture, University of Wroclaw (Poland) - 1977 (Culture Sciences / Cultural Anthropology)
Areas of Expertise:
Tutak's film credits include writing and directing three feature-length films: Mecz (Poland; distribution: Channel 1 TVP, public television, Poland), Nobody's Perfect (United States; distribution TLA Releasing), and Dubai: A City of Dreams (United States and United Arab Emirates; distribution: 7th Art Releasing, Upside Television, Canal +, Radiotelevisione swizzera), as well as more than 15 short fiction films and documentaries.
Creative Work
March 1, 2013, Dubai: A City of Dreams, screening at the United Nations Association Film Festival, Traveling Film Festival, 4th Biennial University of Wisconsin La Crosse. 2013
Dubai: A City of Dreams. Feature documentary on labor exploitation and human rights abuses in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Log line: Dubai is a city of dreams. Some dreams come true. Some don't. Running time: 52 min (TV) and 76 min. (full version). Distribution: 1. Radiotelevisione swizzera (Italian Swiss Free TV Channel); 2. CANAL + (French base TV Channel operating in France, Spain and Poland), Planete. 2011
Dubai: A City of Dreams screened at 14th United Nations Association Film Festival. Stanford University. Palo Alto, Calif., Oct. 22. 2011
Dubai: A City of Dreams screened at Eesti Kunstmuuseum (Estonia Museum of Art, Kumu Art Museum), Tallin, Estonia. Kumu Documentaal Series. Oct. 19. 2011
Dubai: A City of Dreams screened at the 7th Annual UNAFF Traveling Festival in Waukesha, Wis., in collaboration with Carroll University and United Nations Association Waukesha Chapter, Carroll University, Waukesha, March 21. 2011
Dubai: A City of Dreams screened at the Fifth Annual New Orleans Middle East Film Festival, Zeitgeist Multi-disciplinary Art Center, New Orleans, Dec. 18. 2011
Kosciuszko and the American Revolution, a feature documentary teaser. Display: Permanent collection of the Kosciuszko House Museum in Kosava, Bielarus, the largest Kosciuszko museum in the world. Gift from Tutak Films and U.S. Embassy, Minsk, Belarus (at the request from U.S. Embassy, Minsk). 2011
Nobody's Perfect. Feature film, 90 min. DVD & VOD release, TLA Releasing (U.S.). 2011
Dubai: A City of Dreams, a feature documentary on labor exploitation and human rights abuses in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Director-producer: Robert Tutak. World premiere: Dec. 10, Guangzhou International Documentary Festival GZ DOC, China. GZ DOC is hosted by the State Administration of Radio, Film & TV together with the Guangdong Provincial Government. Distribution: 1. 7th Art Releasing, Los Angeles; territory: North America; 2. Upside Television, Paris; territory: the world. 2010
Dubai: A City of Dreams screened at GRITtv with Laura Flanders, Free Speech TV (Dish Network Ch. 9415 & Direct TV Ch. 348) TRAILER, May. 2010
Dubai: A City of Dreams screened at South China University of Technology, China, Dec. 11. 2010
Dubai: A City of Dreams screened at South Sun Yat-sen University, China, Dec. 26. 2010
Dubai: A City of Dreams screened at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam, Docs for Sale, Nov. 17. 2010
