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In one of the districts of Lodz, between the concrete buildings, where almost seventy-one thousand people live, a small thorn house was built. This small, wooden structure becomes a place to observe the wonders of everyday interactions.
The film, which was shot in the summer of 1981, was not edited until 1988. A triptych addressing the problems of the Polish countryside, depicting the fate of peasants in post-war Poland, from the decree on reform through all the turning points: 1956, 1970, and finally May 12, 1981—the day "Solidarność Wiejska" (Rural Solidarity) was registered.
Rex and his master (a boy) read a mushroom atlas together, then they set out for the forest. The dog is very careful, sniffing for edible mushrooms. After some time, he finds a huge boletus. Rex can’t believe his eyes – there’s a dwarf underneath a toadstool. A storm blows up, the friends go home.
Rex is glad to see his master, a hunter. The dog has already made friends with the bunny, so he will do his best in order to save his friend. Rex protects small animals.
A film interpretation of an interesting theory by French scientist Rene Thom, concerning certain events that occur in biology, physics, and economics in a violent way, involving a change of structure or state. This theory allows for a better understanding of phenomena occurring in the world around us.
The village of Yanashi is flooded every year by the Amazon basin waters. The locals live their lives either ashore or afloat, depending on the season, surrounded by their ancestors’ spirits and beliefs handed down through generations. These are the surroundings of Amaury, who leaves a theological seminary for the summer holidays and is not in contact. Rafal the Missionary sets off from Iquitos to learn what has happened to his mentee.
The journey with son is a chance for Jan to redeem his lost life.
Ania experiences despair after the death of her husband, an avid sports fan. Unexpectedly, her beloved shows up at home to watch the final of the last competition...
Robert is in a relationship with a sex robot and runs a confectionery shop with his mother. When the cake oven breaks down, Robert's toxic father returns to fix it. His father's presence tests Robert's love for the robot.
In this documentary, the director proves that movement is one of the most important manifestations of life. The film reveals what is imperceptible to the naked eye, starting with the movement of single cells or cells themselves, and ending with the movements of unicellular protozoa.
Mateusz, a Polish Border Guard, takes part in an operation to push migrants camping in a border forest back to Belarus. Among them is a family with children who claim to have lost important belongings. Returning to the site the next day, Mateusz finds their bag containing a phone number, which he impulsively calls. Over the next days, he receives unsettling messages and wrestles with what to do with the items in his possession. A story about the nature of forgetting in the European borderlands.
The document illustrates the reconstruction and modernization of Polish villages after the destruction during World War II.
"Beyond Euro" is the result of collective work of the youth creative laboratory. His idea can probably be defined as an attempt to impersonate the crowd. The ability to see, to distinguish a human face from a crowd that seems faceless, cohesive on a sporting, political, or any other basis. And tell me about it. That's probably the point. Both the Almanac and the laboratory. How successful this experiment is will be judged by the audience. In any case, it took place. And here is a series of attentive, thoughtful, concerned or ironic, but always caring and independent views of young authors on the reality that surrounds them. To see a separate human face in a crowd also means to keep your own. In any crowd... which is thus personified and gets a chance to turn into a society. The thought is not new, but it needs to be reminded.
Settling of scores among international Marxist revolutionaries. A spirit of Mhedi Ben Barka inspired revolt.
Reportage from the inauguration of the 1982/83 academic year at the Film School.
A brave young cowboy, owner of a golden revolver, defeats bandits, and then... eats the weapon, which was made of chocolate.
A report by a participant of the Bilbao film festival on his trip to Spain, captured in a series of impressionistic images. It is a country where tourists cannot communicate in any other language, not even Spanish. It is the country of bullfighting and Goya.
The toys build their own house. They are hindered in their work by the carefree Puppet. Despite this, a beautiful and functional house is built. Only then does the unbearable Puppet undergo a metamorphosis, and he fails to understand that one cannot live without work.
The central character of the film has an unusual passion. He is ready to sacrifice a lot for it, including his own life. Exit Point is a film about decision making; in order to be free one must sometimes follow one's nature with no doubts. This is also a story of sacrifice in the name of superior values.
A tragedy of a young "senior of the Vistula river rascals". Rysiek Cwaniak accidentally meets a Lady in a city tavern, who, delighted with Cwaniak's dance with her Black Staszka, kidnaps him into a dance whirl. The Lady's eyes strangely hypnotize the young Crafty and for a long time they do not let him forget about this alluring and mysterious Lady, but she, Baron Ilsky's mistress, does not even think about the accidental acquaintance and does not suppose that a momentary joke could shatter the current life of the bunch of people.
The turn of the 14th and 15th centuries in Poland and Europe was the Black Death, the schism within the Catholic Church, the agreements that united the Crown with the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, the Teutonic Order with fire and sword destroying Lithuanian and Samogitian villages and towns. In the name of conversion... Where did the Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of the German House come from in Poland? Historians Bożena Czwojdrak, Piotr Węcowski, Tadeusz Grabarczyk and Alfredas Blumblauskas will tell the story.
Non Duality refers to the educational film genre, in rhythmic and associative montages of meaning, tackles the theme of the belief in the separateness of the Self that lies at the foundation of Western culture and the divisive naturalizing function of language itself. The film juxtaposes archival footage from the Educational Film Studio in Łódź and a documentary and personal record of a conversation with Halina Pytlasinska, a British psychologist and therapist who works with the collective unconscious using the social dreaming matrix method.
A poetic tale, told in the style of silent cinema, about the regulars at a provincial bar and their dreams.
The film is an attempt to show the specificity of being a Polish Jew, often incomprehensible to people outside this circle. The history of Poland is exceptionally difficult. It was full of events that had a huge impact on the sense of identity among the Jewish community.
Natalka is a bright nine-year old narrator of this Silesian story. She lives with her family in the little village of Nieboczowy, which in fact disappeared in 2020 – all the residents were resettled as the area was to be used as a construction site for a retention reservoir.
A documentary about the operation of 'schools of seduction' and the techniques taught there.
Cue up the Chariots of Fire theme, because only one sheep will win.
Short Animation.
Melania Kicała lives with her family in Warsaw. A lonely woman, she decides to join the "Wielka gra" game show.
A woman and a man meet in a crowded bus. A few years ago, they were in love.
With no access to their heritage, four women are forging a new sense of self. In the country that was once the epicenter of the Jewish world, and now regarded as “the Jewish graveyard,” they are figuring out how to be Jewish in today’s Poland.
During his vacation in Poland, a retired American policeman cracks down on drug dealers.
A short film about family.
A TV documentary about Polish director Stanislaw Rózewicz and his works.
An adaptation of a Polish folk tale. Once upon a time there was a peasant. He was very poor, but he loved to work hard. This helped the peasant to get magic gifts - soon he had a tablecloth, a wand, and a wonderful mill. So hard work and perseverance brought happy prosperity to the poor man's home.
What happens when you have it all?
Andrzej has serious problems with drugs. He is locked in prison, at special unit for old offenders. In order to fight for relationship with his girlfriend, he decides to start therapy. During this journey, he discovers his own emotions, and realizes, existence of the different layers of his own internal life. A fight for a girlfriend, becomes also fight for himself. Will he succeed in this struggle?
How to Destroy Time Machines is a film for your ears. It focuses on Jeph Jerman, an Arizona-based experimental musician, his passion for sounds, and his unique perception of the world. Jeph doesn't want to get into time machines, where most people are stuck worrying about the future or dwelling on the past. When we are limited by such restrictions, we rarely enjoy the current moment. This is a story about being here and now. It's not only a movie about an extraordinary composer but also a parable for life.
An atmospheric impression about spring. Everything wakes up to life. Even a cluttered old-fashioned flat will succumb to its allure.
Outstanding actress Danuta Szaflarska, in a colorful and humorous way, tells about her experiences from the old years.
An oddball pair try to find their identity and place in an abstract world.
Twenty-two years ago Piotr Szczepański decided to make a film about a group of his friends every ten years, creating a unique generation portrait. These friends were the punk rock band Cool Kids of Death. The first part of the saga was the 2004 awarded documentary “C.K.O.D. Generation”. Twenty years after its foundation and ten years after disbanding, Cool Kids of Death starts a special tour of concerts now having a cult status. Will this reunion bring something more than just purely mercantile benefits?
The change of the political system that occurred in Poland in the early 1990s brought not only hopes related to the social and economic transformation, but also anxieties and fears. At the time, such fears were treated as evidence of incompatibility with the new capitalist order and thus consistently relegated to the margins of public debate. The film is an attempt to recall the traumatic experiences of this period.
Poland, second half of the 90s. Two old paupers find a bag full of money in a landfill. They are convinced that their lives will change for the better from now on. Unfortunately, they find out that in a newly wealthy society, the appearance of wealth is more important than theirs wallet's contents. The poor are asked to leave the bank, fancy shops and restaurants. They only manage to rent an apartment in a luxury hotel for the night ...
There is a beautiful girl on a bench in the park, a boy next to her. They are somewhere nineteen. People are walking along the park alley next to the bench. An old man, office worker, couple, married couple, colleagues. Everyone looks at the wonderful couple with admiration. They envy their youth, beauty and love. In fact, it all just looks so beautiful. The girl and her boyfriend are still arguing. The girl is pregnant, she wants to have her terminated. The boy does not want to give her money for the procedure, he thinks her up from the worst. He doesn't want to admit his paternity. The girl blackmails him.
Experimental short film
Each of us tells a story about ourselves. Sometimes to show something, but sometimes – to hide something. Thousands of lamps, and among them one stubborn collector – fifty-year-old Janusz.
The resourceful bunny Bing is busy preparing for the upcoming Christmas season. He's joined by his closest friends – Sula, Amma, Flop, and Pico. Face painting, puppet shows, unwrapping presents, and creating pictures from leaves… What other festive treats will the characters from the popular animated series for children prepare together? You'll be able to see it all soon in Multikino cinemas, where Bing's festive adventures will be presented on the big screen. It's the perfect opportunity to celebrate the pre-Christmas season with the characters from this beloved animated series!
A short movie that centers on the personal experiences and identities of three non-heteronormative individuals: a bisexual gender fluid individual, a cisgender gay man, and a bisexual transgender male. Through a stylized and artistic approach utilizing black and white cinematography, the film delves into the sensualities and gender expressions of its protagonists. The film's use of monochromatic visual storytelling enhances its aesthetic sophistication and stylization, while the cinematography's intimacy and rawness allows the audience to form a deep emotional connection with the characters and their desires.