Polish Pioneers in the Black Continen

Polish Pioneers in the Black Continen 1936

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A group of Polish plantation managers embarks on a voyage to West Africa to establish trade relations between Poland and Liberia. The film shows the journey across the ocean, the local people and their customs, and preparations for plantation expansion.

1936

Przyłączenie Górnego Śląska do Polski

Przyłączenie Górnego Śląska do Polski 1992

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A reportage of the official ceremony join Upper Silesia to Poland iin 1922. The film shows the General Szeptycki and Speaker of the Seimas Trąmpczyński in Katowice, meeting with government officials, mass, speeches, signing to join the act, the parade of delegations from all over the country and the military parade on the streets of Katowice.

1992

Tatras in Snow

Tatras in Snow 1939

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The film is a reportage, until recently unknown, found in 2015, showing the beauty of the mountains bathed in snow and the tourist attractions of Zakopane and its surroundings, including the Gubałówka cable car and the cable car to Kasprowy Wierch. Currently (2023), this is the only surviving pre-war reportage by Zbigniew Jaszcz, a cameraman who made documentaries in England and Scotland during the Second World War.

1939

Before the Battle of Warsaw

Before the Battle of Warsaw 1945

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This short film depicting Bolesław Bierut and Michał Rol-Żymierski visiting the troops of the 1st Polish Army was produced by the Polish Army Film Studio.

1945

Czar Atlantydy

Czar Atlantydy 1935

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Advertisement created for Herbewo company

1935

Gypsy Gadji

Gypsy Gadji 2024

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The Roma* in Poland are the largest and the most marginalised ethnic minority. Roksana identifies as both Roma (Gypsy) and Polish (Gadji). Employed as a teaching assistant, she works to keep Roma children in school as more than half leave education before the age of sixteen. She could be the perfect bridge, but each culture wants her to reject the other. Roksana, however, desires to belong.

2024

Mlekołak

Mlekołak 1970

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Set against a backdrop of nostalgia for the 2000s, this experimental autobiographical documentary explores childhood memories and the fluidity of gender identity. Through animated family photographs and satellite images, it contrasts the soft, tactile nature of analog photography with the rigidity of digital definitions. The film examines how masculinity and social conventions shape the self, leading the protagonist into the darker corners of Poznań in a search for meaning and freedom.

1970

Biały pokój

Biały pokój 2024

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A mysterious story that combines live action with animation. At first, it seems that there is no one in the hospital room. Then, we see a motionless figure covered with a white cloth on the table. The shroud bears traces of past events. The sound of footsteps heard by the heroine, on the verge of consciousness, begins her journey into her inner world or the vestibule of the afterlife.

2024