"A World Apart". Following Shadows.
"A World Apart". Following Shadows. ARTS, HISTORY

The film is a journey to the south of Italy in the footsteps of one of the greatest Polish writers of the 20th century, Gustaw Herling-Grudziński, who, in his twenties, escaped from a Soviet gulag and made his way to the south...

1410, Battle of Grunwald
1410, Battle of Grunwald history

The most famous battle in Polish history, presented from the points of view of the three of its most important participants: King of Poland Władysław Jagiełło, Grand Duke of Lithuania Vytautas, and Grand Master of the Teutonic...

1970
1970 HISTORY

In 1970, bloody protests, provoked by a sudden rise in the price of food and everyday products, took place on the coast in northern Poland. This documentary shows those events from the perspective of the oppressors. Events of...

1989
1989 HISTORY

This documentary shows the transformation of Poland and Polish citizens. The changes took place in a short period of time between the end of 1988 and the beginning of 1990. The original footage is accompanied by diaries written...

21 x New York
21 x New York PEOPLE, SOCIETY

It is a documentary essay about the human condition in the 21st century western society told through personal stories of 21 people met in the New York City subway. Commuters, old and young, have different skin colours, come...

25
25 SOCIETY, PEOPLE

The Republic of Belarus gained independence 25 years ago. The sovereign state is now home to a generation aged 25 – the same age as Belarus. People call 25 the "quiet crisis age". The film submerges the viewer into the life...

30 Years of Excuses
30 Years of Excuses people

A documentary about a man who was the drummer of the most important Polish blues band. Michał escaped from the big city 30 years ago to live on a raft in the middle of nowhere. In fact, he escaped from drugs and narcotic...

8th Day of Khamsin
8th Day of Khamsin people

Marek Hłasko—writer, rebel, and carouser—was dubbed the "Polish James Dean" for his resemblance to the actor and the "Polish Boris Pasternak" for his exceptional prose. Fleeing Poland’s political turmoil, he arrived in Israel...

A Close up at Andrzej Wajda
A Close up at Andrzej Wajda DOCUMENTARY

The film was made to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Andrzej Wajda`s work as a film director. Archival material is juxtaposed with shots from his film locations and fragments of his films, as well as with memories of women...

A Dream of Warsaw
A Dream of Warsaw PEOPLE, MUSIC

It is a biographical film about Czesław Niemen, who was a Polish music icon, made on the 10th anniversary of his death. Friends, family members, critics, music journalists, biography authors all talk about the talented musician...

A Lecture on Polish Cinema
A Lecture on Polish Cinema DOCUMENTARY

Andrzej Wajda explains how the Polish Film School was formed. The director reveals how the censorship in cinematography in the communist Poland looked like and what was done to avoid it.

A Life is Never Wasted
A Life is Never Wasted PEOPLE, RELIGION

The documentary tells the story of two Polish missionaries murdered in Peru in 1991. The two Conventual Franciscans called Michał Tomaszek and Zbigniew Strzałkowski were in their early thirties when they were murdered. The...

A Man of God
A Man of God PEOPLE, RELIGION

A documentary film about the life and activities of Father Władysław Bukowiński, the apostle of Kazakhstan and a prisoner of Soviet labour camps, where he spent over 13 years of his life secretly celebrating the Holy Mass,...

A Minor Genocide
A Minor Genocide WAR/HOLOCAUST

This documentary animation tells a war story of a family presenting a unique, intimate point of view. The testimony of annihilation has a private dimension in this film, filtered through the perspectives of three women. The...

A Miracle in Costa Rica
A Miracle in Costa Rica PEOPLE, RELIGION

According to doctors, the medical condition of Floribeth Mora Diaz was hopeless. Her recovery from a brain aneurysm was recognized by Pope Francis as the miracle that allowed the canonization process of John Paul II to be...

A Polish Thing
A Polish Thing ARTS

It is a series dedicated to the most outstanding examples of the Polish design. Each episode of this series presents a usable object characteristic for a given decade, it reconstructs the history of its creation, shows its...

A Sky without Stars
A Sky without Stars PEOPLE

It is a moving story of love between a father suffering from an eye disorder and his seven-year-old son, who helps him in daily life and becomes a guide. What the son sees for the first time, the father is most likely to see...

A Tower Block
A Tower Block PEOPLE/ARCHITECTURE

It is a series of documentary films dedicated to the culture-forming role of prefabricated buildings. A big house estate is a joint experience for the entire Polish society. Blocks are frequently associated with social...