The Whale from Lorino
Lorino is one of the coldest places on earth and the nearest city is a few hundred kilometers away. Despite the condtitions, there is a functioning school and a community center. The forty-year old electric plant is at…
Far from the City
A group of boys stays in the countryside for the summer, far away from the hustle and bustle of the city. Bored, they spend time talking about their future adult life and make a film. It brings back the memories of…
Kruzenshtern
Sailing ship „Kruzenshtern” is the Russian pride. Documentary film of Maciej Cuske tells the story about training cruise for future shipmen of the Russian Merchant Navy.
Andrzej Wajda: Let's shoot!
A record of a few months of struggle on the set, showing an atmosphere of work and a picture of immense film machinery, and at same time presenting the truest and intimate portrait of the Master of Polish Cinema, the…
III. Remember the Sabbath Day to Keep it Holy
A film from the Decalogue series. In a few months Staś is going to take his First Communion. It is an intensive period of preparations, spiritual and material ones. Each person in the family experiences it differently.…
On the Sky, on Earth
A group of supernatural phenomena aficionados comes to a small town Wylatowo (Takeoffville). Just like every year, they expect extraordinary signs to appear in the grain field. One of the investigators was almost…
Suburban Train
Moscow's famous electric train starts off at the station. Some people doze off, others read; others are deeply involved in their own thoughts. We hear some snippets of conversations and mobile phones ringing. Someone…
Medical Treatment
Ciechocinek, a famous spa in Poland is visited each year by thousands of people. In a short period of time they want to be cured and feel better - both physically and emotionally. The characters of a film meet in one…
Silence I
First task of the documentary students, taking part in the first Documentary Course was to make the three-minute short films entitled “Silence”. Each of them interpreted this term differently. Six of the shorts were…