Two artists are undergoing therapy trying to find out whether love can be improved – or if it’s better to let it remain imperfect. “Lovefullness” is an experimental journey through love and therapy, testing the boundaries of intimacy, art, and authenticity.
An intimate, high-stakes character study of a businesswoman with bipolar disorder. Starska is able to move mountains but paying a devastating price with her depression and family relations. Set against chaotic, neon-lit sprawl of ‘90s Poland – when capitalism crashes in like a fever dream.
Two elderly people struggling with dementia search for their beloved dog in a world devastated by war.
“Japanese Kujawiak” tells the story of Mr. Oka and his wife, who met in the early 1980s during a dance course (Polish kujawiak) in the town of Tomonoura, Hiroshima Prefecture. For 40 years, they have been running a school of Polish folk dances, as well as a private museum of Polish folklore. Twice a year, they are regularly visited by dancers from the Mazowsze and Śląsk ensembles to further train new groups of course participants. The film narrates the meeting of two distant cultures and the mutual benefits arising from such an encounter. It is also a universal story about confronting issues of intimacy and overcoming personal barriers stemming from the body. The film makes use of extensive VHS materials; for 40 years, the Okas have been recording every gathering of dancers, including their visit to Poland in
the 1980s, where they had a traditional polish wedding.
Documentary film about an occupied country, captured
through the lenses of amateur cameras of Nazi soldiers as
they document their leisure holiday visits.
Warsaw, 1944 – built from dreams by the hands of its people. A documentary city symphony tracing the mythic reconstruction of Poland’s capital, reborn through bold urbanistic vision.
“The Big Chief” is an immersive spy film following an ambiguous, charismatic historical figure. Brilliantly edited archival footage from various corners of the world gradually unveils another mystery of the 20th century. Who actually was the Big Chief?
Simone, Francesca and Olivia are three young people from Bologna who are members of the Communist Renewal Party. Full of life, they take part in demonstrations and party meetings and believe that they can change the current world, dominated by ruthless capitalism and pressure for performance, for the better. At least until the moment when it turns out that it is almost impossible to change the minds of the older party members and the unsuccessful attempts to win new supporters intersect with the difficulties in their personal lives. Comrades is an empathetic time-lapse portrait that shows how the current young generation is losing its illusions due to social pressure and turbulent internal changes, and how difficult it is to keep faith in what we believe makes sense.
“By telling the stories of Olivia, Francesca and Simone, I try to show topics shared by many 20-30-year-olds: overstimulation, confusion, and awareness of social inequalities, accompanied by a difficulty in translating their good intentions into actions that bring about real change.” — Joanna Janikowska
Bedrock is a psychological journey across today’s Poland that
weaves together stories of Poles living on Holocaust sites.
Through a series of intimate encounters, this poetic film
looks at the unsettling contradictions people learn to live
with.
A cinematic journey through a post-human landscape, where ruins and soundscapes reveal the bitter truth of our fragile future.