Escape to the Silver Globe

A documentary about the juiciest secret and the biggest dream of Polish cinema that never came true. Andrzej Żuławski’s On the Silver Globe could have been one of the most ground-breaking science-fiction films in history. The scope of production, star-studded cast, revolutionary costumes and set design all promised a masterpiece. Then, why did the Communist authorities stop the production two weeks before the end of shooting? Was that a financial decision? Political? Artistic? Personal? What remains is a legendary film that keeps inspiring filmmakers around the world and the emotions of the crew as intense as forty years ago.

directed by: Kuba Mikurda

written by: Kuba Mikurda

director of photography: Radosław Ładczuk

music: Stefan Wesołowski

sound: Anna Rok, Michał Fojcik

edited by: Iza Pająk, Laura Pawela

production: Silver Frame

producers: Daria Maślona, Stanisław Zaborowski

co-produced by: Wytwórnia Filmów Dokumentalnych i Fabularnych, Telewizja Polska, DI Factory, MX35, Krakow Film Commission

co-financed by: Polski Instytut Sztuki Filmowej

distributed by: Against Gravity