People & Things
Thirty-four-year-old Olena arrives with her eight-year-old daughter, Kira, and her friend Tymur to collect the results of DNA tests confirming that her husband, Ilya, who has gone missing during the war, is dead. Confronted with the exhumed bodies of victims of Russian aggression, she must choose between the present and a world that has passed away.
Permit
A story inspired by the accounts of people entangled in a recruitment agency’s deceitful activities that took place in 2020. We meet the protagonist, Adrian, a dedicated employee from Latin America who lives and works in Poland. When a new group of migrants arrives at his workplace, Adrian’s position at the company becomes unstable and he faces a difficult choice. An accident at work forces him to confront the harsh...
Photosensitive
Agata is a fulfilled woman who loves life. She is blind. Robert is a renowned photographer. He’s got everything but he feels as if he had nothing at all. Their meeting changes everything. Together, they will face the past and their own limitations, and discover that true love is born out of acceptance and courage to be yourself.
Pianoforte
They have devoted their lives to playing the piano since childhood and now feel ready to compete. For the first time in history, we have the opportunity to observe their gruelling preparations behind the scenes and to accompany them in their private lives as they reveal their colourful, rebellious personalities. Some dream of playing their favourite game on a console, while others spend sleepless nights in Warsaw bars awaiting the...
Pinguin Habits
Asked what his mum does for a living, Emilia’s son would say she saves penguins. On the day Emilia departs on her next polar expedition, the boy tries to stop her from going. She faces a dilemma: how to reconcile her dreams with her child’s needs? The film is the director’s debut.
Pixie. The New Beginning
Teenage Hania believes in pixies. After her mum dies, she moves to a new city, where her stories of little creatures make the other children laugh at her. To defend her belief, she brings a necklace to school, claiming it’s a gift from a pixie. Her new schoolmates steal it and give Hania an ultimatum: she must prove the existence of pixies, or she’ll never see the necklace again. The...
Potatoes
A trembling line tells a story of family relationships. Sometimes it’s worth letting it go, both for yourself and for others. The film is a short animation by Marcin Podolec, the author of 'A Documentary Film'.
Progress
Marian Grzyb, a farmer’s son and recent university graduate, returns to Wydmuchowo with a mission: to modernise his village! The residents initially resist, but soon begin to outdo Marian in the art of modernisation. The film boasts an excellent cast led by Marian Opania, Janusz Zaorski’s lively direction, and the fabulous landscapes of Męćmierz on the Vistula River. It’s a masterpiece of humour, in which Edward Redliński’s language unforgettably comes...