The Potato Beetle

The Potato Beetle 1950

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The attack of the Colorado potato beetle on crops in the GDR, Poland and Czechoslovakia in 1950 was interpreted by the authorities as a planned American action against the Eastern Bloc. The Americans were to drop the Colorado beetle from planes which provided aid for the people of West Germany. Propaganda was spread everywhere – posters, radio, and cinema. In the film "Stonka", apart from propaganda and instructions, we could see some high-quality shots showing the beetle's life cycle. The voiceover’s commentary and the Colorado beetle close-ups make the production more dramatic. It is typical of nature films, in which the state television specialized later. Apart from the history of the pest, the potato is another protagonist of the film - its position in the Polish diet, agriculture, and customs. "

1950

Regi Poloniae

Regi Poloniae 1957

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An allegoric narrative about Polishness, and the romance of martyrdom often attached to it. The sacred space of a church is established, full of symbols of Polishness and spirituality. The corruption of this sacred space is depicted through the autonomous motion of objects: a purse full of coins suggests that Poland has been sold to foreign countries; struggle is symbolized by swords, helmets, shields, and flaming torches; and a more general decline is conveyed through the symbolism of food and alcohol.

1957

Patrik

Patrik 1978

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African National Congress activist Patrik Mabinda comes to Poland to talk about his fight for freedom in South Africa. Shots from the meeting with students of the Polish Language Center are interspersed with shots from Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp, which Mabinda visits.

1978

Oni

Oni 2007

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This film is a kind of experiment conducted by Artur Żmijewski on representatives of four social groups in Poland. He invited people associated with the left wing, elderly ladies strongly expressing their pro-church stance, young representatives of the Jewish minority, and members of the Młodzież Wszechpolska political group to participate in this project. The first task for each group was to create a symbol of the Polish state as they understood it. These symbols were then placed on T-shirts distributed to the project participants. This was followed by a confrontation between all the groups, together with the boards they had previously created with the symbol of Poland, during which further tasks received from the director were performed. Representatives of a given group could, for example, add something to another group's symbol or remove something from it, etc.

2007

The Contrast or Illusion

The Contrast or Illusion 2023

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We are exposed to evaluations every day. The norm by which they are made is usually out of our hands.

2023

The School, a World

The School, a World 2023

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Chlebiotki is a small village in Poland where filmmaker Iga Łapińska grew up. She left, returned 20 years later, and saw how the village had changed. In her interactive web documentary you meet seven of the 60 current residents and a woman who left Chlebiotki long ago—Łapińska’s mother. They show you their world, often very intimately.

2023

My Uncle Leszek

My Uncle Leszek 2024

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The film is a study of a son’s extraordinary love for his dying mother and the psychological cost he pays for sacrificing his life for her.

2024

Instant love

Instant love 2023

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Liliana lives in a world where no longer only sex - but also intimacy, tenderness and acceptance - is treated as a commodity available to all, with its own price. The woman, in her longing for intimacy, decides to get to know Adam, a man from the app.

2023

Maanam: Koncert Maanam i Goście (25-lecie zespołu)

Maanam: Koncert Maanam i Goście (25-lecie zespołu) 2001

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In 2000 Maanam played live at Kongresowa Hall in Warsaw to celebrate the band's 25th anniversary. Many guests appeared on stage: Milo Kurtis, John Porter, Robert Brylewski, Zbigniew Namysłowski, Sławek Wierzcholski, Muniek Staszczyk, Justyna Steczkowska, Kasia Nosowska, Artur Rojek, Stanisław Soyka, Bogusław Łyszkiewicz. The concert was released the following year as the band's first concert DVD.

2001

Dreamer

Dreamer 1970

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A fisherman dreams of catching the biggest fish but reality can't rival his daydreaming.

1970

Water Lullaby

Water Lullaby 1970

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Stop-motion, sand-animated short film about a boy dreaming of another world. It is the official music video for the song "Kołyska" from the album "Uwoczenie" by the Polish folk music band "Kapela Ze Wsi Warszawa". The film took 6 months to make.

1970

Lament No. 1

Lament No. 1 2023

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Crying is commonly considered an indispensable part of mourning. It brings solace and helps to accept the loss. Suppressing emotions is often frowned upon, especially among the closest relatives...

2023