A documentary film about the life and work of 66-year-old Piotr Sudoł, a collector of dry bread. The director, talking about the film, described the title character as follows: "Mr. Chlebek was a person so extraordinary that everything he did had a deeper meaning for him. What mattered to him was not money, but an idea. He wanted to make people realize that they should respect bread and food". Three months after shooting, the protagonist was hit by a car while working.
Agata is a member of the rowing sports club. At the next competition, she is going to sail in the team of the "eight". During this time she meets Robert, their relationship turns into love. Robert, however, turns out to be unworthy of her feelings, cheating on the girl by cheating on her with other women. Among them is Agata's trainer. The girl experiences it very much.
Single retirees Karol and Felicja are getting married. She is a type of a complex old maid. The war took his wife and children from him, but nevertheless he did not lose his serenity. He looks after his paralyzed neighbor. Soon she commits suicide. Under the influence of this event, the bitter Felicja changes.
The last six months of the life of a great athlete, gold medalist of the Olympic Games in Los Angeles, Janusz Kusociński, arrested by the Gestapo and shot on June 21, 1940.
A well-known actor, Bogumił Kobiela, appears on the beach in Sopot, where he does various strange and funny things for sunbathers, incl. changes into winter overalls and goes for a walk in skis, pretends to be a lifeguard controlling the possession of swimming cards, says goodbye to accidentally met sunbathers as a departing vacationer.
It is a parable about the inhabitants of Przechwałków. They could not come to terms with who was doing the most important work. Their quarrels shattered the unity in the city, which led to a threat.
On January 27, 1952, the draft Constitution of the People's Republic of Poland was announced. The history of over a hundred years of popular struggle is illustrated by paintings, from Artur Grottger to contemporary artists of socialist realism.
Sightless main character, fascinated by an ancient description of a peculiar animal, decides to find one and get some personal experience. Accompanied by his three blind friends, he starts an intriguing journey in search of the mysterious creature. They are led through a mixture of various scents and noises to finally reach their goal. Each character, relying on his senses, gets a very different impression of the elephant.
"Skull" is a stop motion animation combining object and plasticine animation. Inspired by the process of reconstructing the face of people who died centuries ago. It's an expression of creation, the pain of being, the cycle of life and death. What would the restored human say?
People wearing masks covering their nose and mouth sit at the table. Their clothes, however, suggest the nineteenth century in the American countryside, and not a time of pandemic chaos. Everyday work is suddenly interrupted by the arrival of an inquisitive spirit. Stop-motion animation with actors.
The MV Wilhelm Gustloff was a German KdF flagship during 1937-1945, constructed by the Blohm & Voss shipyards. It sank after being torpedoed by the Soviet submarine S-13 on 30 January 1945. The Wilhelm Gustloff's final voyage was during Operation Hannibal in January 1945, when it was sunk while participating in the evacuation of military personnel, Nazi officials and civilians who were surrounded by the Red Army in East Prussia. The Gustloff was hit by three torpedoes from the Soviet submarine S-13 in the Baltic Sea on the night of 30 January 1945 and sank in less than 45 minutes. An estimated 9,400 people were killed in the sinking. If accurate, this would be the largest known loss of life occurring during a single ship sinking in recorded maritime history. Now, NGC examines the events leading up to the catastrophe and looks for answers to the mystery surrounding the fateful night.
A board with moving squares shows a picture of a locomotive in a chaotic manner. It turns out that the squares fit together outside the frame. The animated short film is a praise of unconventional thinking.
My project shows an attempt to cope with everyday existence and give it meaning. In the chaos of events, thoughts, issues, routine and everyday rituals become a safe haven that protects us from asking ourselves questions about meaning, etc. Treatments around the body, obsession with beauty and youth, excessive health care give us the illusion of controlling time and body. Bursting, splitting, striking out, alienating is not the result of a symptom, a disease manifestation of its existence. This is just because there is a crack, split, alienating fission in human nature.
A short story about struggling with lack, emptiness, loneliness.
An animated poetic etude with dry pastels. Empty beaches, peace, the sound of waves and contact with nature - time for reflection and silence.
The Krakow climbing scene has always been full of personalities from the edge of science, culture and art. For many, sport was a window to the world. The invisible force that draws you into sport is like a drug. Sometimes it doesn't seem to make any sense, but without it everything else loses its meaning as well. Whether you represent the country internationally, climb rocks, or do it just to push your boundaries – it sets the rhythm of your life.
