Olga By Lulu Pomorova | Love Proxy By Marcin Niemkiewicz | Nic Poważnego/ Nothing Serious By Kamil Czudej | Taki Szczęśliwy Dzień/ Such a Perfect Day By Piotr Pluta
An eighty-year-old retired surgeon becomes involved in a tragic car accident that claims the life of a 24-year-old student. The incident shatters his carefully built world, exposing fractures in his marriage and strained relationship with his son.
“The Assassination of the Pope” is a tense thriller inspired by true events surrounding the 1981 attempt on John Paul II’s life. When a legendary ex-sniper is forced into a covert mission to cover up the attack, he becomes entangled in a web of espionage, power struggles, and choices that could alter history itself.
Paris, 1835. At 25, Frédéric Chopin is the toast of Parisian high society, celebrated by aristocrats, adored by women, and admired by friends.
An acting student regains her confidence thanks to a passionate director, but after learning of his violent teaching methods, she decides to bring him to justice.
A retired art thief is savoring a quiet life on Spain’s Andalusian coast when an old associate shows up with an enticing offer: one final job in Poland.
The film follows a young man, Czarek, who regularly visits his grandmother in a nursing home. He meets a mysterious woman named Monia and becomes involved in investigating a series of deaths among the residents, only to discover that Monia is a vampire.
The hit comedy beloved by audiences is back! In-laws 3 proves that a christening can spark more family drama than anyone bargained for and that even infidelity doesn’t stir up as much chaos as… a holy sacrament!
Remek’s carefully ordered life as a soccer-loving bachelor and devoted student unravels when he crosses paths with a grandfather he never knew and a captivating new neighbor, Marzenka.
This year we are coming back with shorts screenings. We selected for you our favorite ones from Gdynia Film School of 2023: SAUDADE, TACKING, TRANSGRESSION, MOM IS GOING BACK, MANDALA. We hope you enjoy them!
“Out Of Office” is a crime comedy written and directed by Bartosz Nowacki. A career-focused man regularly puts business promotions ahead of his private life. One night, however, he is visited by a mysterious visitor. The film is a 2022 Winner of Bridging the Borders Award for Best Short Film.
A female road movie. A touching story about the close relationship between sisters Malgorzata (Magdalena Cielecka) and Lucja (Marta Nieradkiewicz).
Lacking the talent that has been defining her family for generations, Simona Kossak is growing up knowing no warmth from her authoritarian mother. After graduating from the university, she leaves everything behind – her home, tradition and social norms – and accepts the position of a scientist in Białowieża, starting to live her life on her own terms.
Spring of 1794, Poland is in turmoil. General Tadeusz “Kos” Kościuszko (Jacek Braciak) returns to Poland and plans to start an uprising against the Russians by mobilizing the Polish nobility and peasants. He is accompanied by his faithful friend and former slave, Domingo (Jason Mitchell).
Tomek, a banking graduate, moves to the city, rents a creepy villa with eccentric tenants. His dreams of success fade as chaos ensues, raising doubts about his sanity. Will he overcome the madness?
The story of Jerzy and Helena Kulej, the most vibrant married couple of the 1960s in Poland. He is a legendary boxer, a two-time European and eight-time Polish champion, the only Polish boxer to have won two Olympic golds, and though never knocked out in the ring, collapsing many a times in his private life.
The late 1930s, the Polish Highlands. Jędrek Zawrat, a talented mountaineer and descendant of a prominent family of highlanders, likes living on the edge.
A group of farmers organizes a protest outside the house of an MP who, contrary to his earlier promises, voted against their interests. When a human body is discovered in the manure they dump on his front yard, suspicion immediately falls on Jarek, the leader of the protest, even though the deceased was his closest friend.
A riveting portrait of the great writer whose stories became the basis of the Broadway musical Fiddler on the Roof. Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness tells the tale of the rebellious genius who created an entirely new literature. Plumbing the depths of a Jewish world locked in crisis and on the cusp of profound change, he captured that world with brilliant humor. Sholem Aleichem was not just a witness to the creation of a new modern Jewish identity, but one of the very men who forged it.
It is a film about rivers and people, their relationship and interconnectedness. The documentary exposes the global cost and consequences of the destruction of nature "in the name of progress". Rivers have been especially badly hit.
A lonely dad, facing the sudden death of a Ukrainian babysitter, takes his daughter and her friend on a journey by truck. Will a trucker and two scamp girls handle the transport of frozen fish, body smuggling, and life without a home?
Mira, a 60 year-old woman, appears to have a normal life. One morning she starts her day like any other, wakes up early, puts her family's clothes out to dry, purchases food for her fish, and commits a bank robbery with a kitchen knife. She discovers her need for money is surpassed only by her need for love.
Adam, a famous actor, a man with typical troubles of the middle-aged male and difficulties in finding the meaning of life, gets a stroke and loses contact with the world. Doctors make a catastrophic diagnosis.
Maciek's wife's accident turns his life upside down. Soon the tragedy turns into a mystery full of secrets.
Marianna wants the family to live in harmony. The christening of her youngest grandson is a chance for reconciliation between her relatives. Plans are thwarted by General Jaruzelski. It is December 13, 1981. On this solemn day for the whole family, martial law is introduced.
“Young Eagles” is a dramatic depiction of war against the Soviets as seen through the eyes of a twelve-year-old boy, Leon. On 1 September 1939, marking the beginning of the school year, his school is bombed by German planes. The war forces Leoś, Tadek, Ewelina, and thousands of Polish children to leave their childhood behind and quickly grow up in order to confront the darkness of this new, twisted reality of adult life they are about to face.
During the wake after the funeral of their beloved grandfather, the family finds out that the numbers that grandfather played all his life have just been drawn in the lottery.
Young journalist Julita Wójcicka is investigating the mysterious death of a television celebrity. She believes that what the services classify as an unfortunate accident was in fact a precisely planned crime.
Tadeusz Boy-Żeleński, Witkacy, Joseph Conrad, and Bronisław Malinowski, four leading figures among the Zakopane bohemians, wake up after an all-night drunken party. Their hangover headaches are killing them, none of them remembers anything, and finding the corpse of a male stranger on the floor doesn't help.
Bartek runs a small horse farm in the mountains in Poland. He had to become head of the family when his father left and his mother fell apart. One day their neighbour dies and his son Dawid comes back to the village for a funeral. Bartek becomes fascinated by Dawid and his carefreeness. First love will force him to decide if he’s ready to choose his freedom above family obligations.
Inspired by real events, the story of a young mother of an autistic boy whose persistence and struggle with bureaucracy and human heartlessness have led to significant changes in the Polish education system.
A group of Warsaw high school graduates, sick and tired of lockdowns and online schooling, decide to head to the seaside for a party that they will never forget.
For ten years a family has been living on an island, isolated from reality. This apparent harmony turns into a trap. Against her partner's wish, the mother decides to return to the world she has left behind.
Kaśka and Krzysiek - a young, attractive married couple with a charming son and an apartment in a picturesque area. It seems that they should be happy, and yet they are on the verge of divorce. They spend every day the same - arguing. Until the morning when they must work together like never before. And all because of... switching bodies.
She is an ordinary girl from the neighborhood, he is the best party of the Republic. They say opposites attract, but love can sometimes be unpredictable. Especially when paparazzis are overly interested in their lives. "Love on First Page" is the story of Nina (Olga Bolądź) - a modern-day Cinderella and Robert (Piotr Stramowski) - the son of a presidential couple.
The story about the colorful live of the queen of the Polish musical scene – Maryla Rodowicz – is a biographical and musical journey that shows the artist’s passions and loves.
When a retired Polish sculptor is diagnosed with a degenerative eye disease, his wife and former muse re-inspires him to sculpt her one last time, opening his eyes for the first time to her age-defying beauty.
Joanna returns to her home village for her father’s funeral. On the night of her arrival, an explosive argument breaks out in the family. Joanna wants to fullfil her father’s wish for a secular funeral, but her mother is categorically opposed to the very idea.
A perfect couple rents a holiday home on a sunny Italian island. The reality does not live up to their expectations when they find out that the pool in the house is broken. Ignorant of the fact that the island faces water shortage, they ask for someone to fix it.
The peace of mind of a tenement house in Warsaw’s Mokotów district is shattered by the appearance of the alleged legal owner of the building. Using ruthless methods, the man starts forcing more families to move out. Janina Markowska is the most determined in her fight for the right to her apartment.
Warsaw, 1968. Students are protesting against the unlawful expulsion of their colleagues from the university and in defense of the "Dziady" (Forefathers' Day) poster, directed by Kazimierz Dejmek, and staged at the National Theater.
“Ania” is a touching story about the prematurely deceased, at age of 36, Polish actress Anna Przybylska, the unforgettable Marylka from the TV series “Złotopolscy”.
Marta is a romantic and a school loser. She shares a room with her sister Kasia and her grandma who tells her granddaughters stories from the Warsaw Uprising instead of fairy tales.
After a series of mysterious disappearances in 1950s Kraków, young investigator Karski believes he's on the trail of a vicious serial killer.
Political thriller is based on a true story about a young student beaten to death by the police in 1980s Communist Poland.
Daniel, an artist, comes from the countryside and was brought up within the structures of the Catholic Church. His relationship with Olek is evolving in secret. The suicide of a religious queer girl from his village pushes him to fight for tolerance. He tries to unite the community, but everyone turns his back on him. The story is based on real-life events.
When Claude Monet's "Beach in Pourville" disappears from the National Museum in Poznan, and Julka's aunt is falsely accused of theft, Julka and her friend Olek must find the painting.
Orchestra of Exiles explores Polish violinist Bronislaw Huberman 4-year odyssey, which culminates in the founding of the orchestra that would become the Israel Philharmonic. Huberman's personal transformation and subsequent heroic struggle to get Jewish musicians out of Europe to found this orchestra will be at the heart of this film.
Based on a true story, Emi - a young, ambitious girl, dreams about life outside her small town. When a tempting madam offers her a chance to escape, she doesn't hesitate and quickly becomes an exclusive escort. Soon enough she climbs the ranks and starts her own VIP escort service -- recruiting Polish celebrities, actors, singers, and models.
Adapted from a popular Ukrainian folk melody, the Christmas classic “Carol of the Bells” came to represent the spirit of brotherhood over the world. Set in pre and postwar Ukraine, this ultimately life-affirming film centers on three families - Polish, Ukrainian and Jewish - who share a large house and musical evenings. Their peaceful existence is shattered by the Nazi and Soviet occupations
"25 Years of Innocence” is a moving action drama based on real events that were followed closely by whole Poland. It is a story about the life of Tomasz Komenda, a young man wrongly sentenced to 25 years in prison for raping and murdering a teenage girl. The filmmakers make an attempt to find answers to all the burning questions on everyone's mind. How could this happen? Why did an innocent man have to wait 18 years in a cell to be served justice?
Ikar. Legenda Mietka Kosza | The film is based on the biography of a blind jazz pianist, Mieczysław Kosz, who died tragically at the age of 29. Born in 1944 in a small village Antoniówka, Kosz was recognized as one of the most promising young jazz musicians in the country. Despite being classically trained as a musician, he felt drawn toward jazz, and by the end of the 1960s, he became a phenomenon of the jazz piano scene in both Poland and worldwide, compared to Bill Evans.
„The Land” is a film composed of six separate dark comedy-dramas showing contemporary Poland in a humorous way. While each of them can exist as an independent story, they easily blend into a cohesive whole. All of them are based on seemingly ordinary situations which soon take an unexpected turn, driving the characters to the end of their tether.
An aging, out-of-work actress accepts one last job, though the consequences of her decision affect her in ways she didn't consider. As Robin Wright is about to enter the animated zone, the Gate Guard tells her that the only way back to reality will be the next time she sees him. As she takes the pill to re-enter the real world, the Gate Guard can be seen as the bartender.
Warsaw, November 1941. Aneta, the beautiful wife of a respected barrister, Karol Holzer, is killed in suspicious circumstances. Rafał Król, an officer of the Blue Police co-operating with the Germans, is trying to solve the case of the mysterious murder.
An experimental film that addresses the global horror and sorrow of COVID-19, based on a poem "Cremation of Time" written by Beata Pozniak. Originally published in Kenya, Africa "Musings During a Time of Pandemic". Film is dedicated to the frontline workers for their tremendous support during the difficult time of COVID-19.
This epic adventure film takes place during the Cold War. A handful of brazen, and perhaps naive, university students concoct a harebrained plan to escape Soviet-era Poland to paddle their janky, homemade kayaks in some “real” whitewater. Though they have little to no paddling skills, these unwitting adventurers are obviously charmed with the sport.
Beloved heroes are back. Their fates will intertwine again on the eve of Christmas, and new characters will turn their lives upside down. See the new part of the series, the first three parts of which attracted nearly 9 million viewers to the cinemas. By discovering what true love is, the heroes will understand that Christmas can indeed have magical powers!
A touching story about the most important human matters: love, loneliness, sacrifice and courage, around the life of Ewa, a woman who works looking for families for orphaned children.
“Taxing Love”, a heart-warming, romantic comedy is TVN’s original idea and production. It is a story about love which can reach us anywhere, even … in the tax office. Klara, devoted to her work as a tax inspector, becomes infatuated with the dashing but irresponsible and cynical Marian who is about to be charged with tax evasion.
The extraordinary untold story of Gareth Jones, an ambitious young Welsh journalist who traveled to the Soviet Union in 1933 and uncovered the appalling truth behind the Soviet “utopia” and Stalin’s regime.
The American journey of the nineteenth century iconic Polish actress Helena Modjeska as she builds her own persona to become an icon on the American stage. The movie talks about her earliest impressions, influences, conflicts and desires as she leaves her war-torn Poland to become the voice of Poland and the voice of women.
Kaja Miller is a young and honest policewoman. During one of ineptly performed operations she is kidnapped and raped. Running away from her attackers, she kills them, but in her report she doesn’t mention the circumstances of the incident and leaves her job.
A Polish musical directed by Leonard Buczkowski. It was the first feature film to be created in Poland after World War II. The film is set during the German occupation of Warsaw during the WW II and tells the story of the lives and deaths of heroic underground fighters. This is also a movie about the patriotic, defiant street songs that sustained the Warsaw inhabitants during the Nazi occupation.
"Love in the City of Gardens" is a story about freedom, love and the price that must be paid to achieve them. The movie portrays people and their deeply hidden secrets. It is political fiction, romantic, social and moral cinema. A multifaceted and captivating story of human passions, ambitions and dreams.
Inspired by real events, the story of 19-year-old Ula, a girl from a small town who was kidnapped and forced into prostitution in Germany. After 2 years, she manages to escape and returns to her hometown, where she faces social rejection. She doesn't get support even from her immediate family. Ula, despite being hurt mentally and sexually, does not intend to play the role of victim. She rebels against the ubiquitous hypocrisy of the community.
Summer of 1945. Eight children who have just survived the Holocaust and were liberated from the Gross-Rosen camp find a refuge in a temporary orphanage established in an abandoned palace surrounded by forests. 20 year old Hanka, also a former inmate, becomes their guardian.
The story of deaf Iwona is a modern Cinderella fairy tale. A life of a seemingly ordinary woman turns upside down when the Miss Deaf International crown lands on her head. While being in the spotlight, she has to face numerous miss duties, travels around the world, participating in a TV talent show, fighting for the rights of the deaf - and in the middle of it all, unexpectedly, a new love is born. From month to month, the media carousel spins faster and faster.
Sasha, a young Ukrainian, receives a message about death of a man with whom she took a fictional marriage to get Polish VISA. The funeral of her husband gives her an opportunity to meet her beloved Piotr, who arranged her marriage years ago and decided to leave her with no explanation.
Anna, whose husband Witek is an acclaimed 1990s war correspondent, keeps waiting for him to return safely from each war he reports from. But soon she gets overwhelmed by fear and anxiety.
Dorota, the high-powered prosecutor, easily avoids legal repercussions. Magda is the successful grad student with the great job: she likes to party. And then there’s Teresa, respected pediatric surgeon, now divorced. A drama about three women whose drinking gets out of control.
In a gentrifying New Orleans, Demond sacrifices to be Big Chief in a secret 200-year culture known as Mardi Gras Indians: African-American men from the city’s roughest neighborhoods who spend all year sewing feathered suits they’ll wear only once, in a battle to decide who’s “the prettiest.”
The late 1970s, summer in a small provincial town. Twelve-year-old Piotrek has a very strong bond with his mother. While his father is away, his mother starts going out almost every night. Their simple and clear relationship starts to get complicated. Entangled in the affairs of adults, Piotrek feels lost and lonely. Spending time with his peers brings his first fascinations and disappointments. Upon his father's return, Piotrek must confront the uncomfortable truth. Will he support his mother? Will he be loyal towards his father? How will his painful and difficult experience influence his relationship with his mother?
The Polish Officer Jan Nowak (Philippe Tłokiński) is appointed for a secret mission and transferred immediately from London to Warsaw through allied transfer channels (Brindisi, Italy). He is to deliver confidential information directly to General Tadeusz “Bór” Komorowski and the Home Army’s leaders. His solitary mission was to be decisive in the fates of Poland and World War II. Tracked by all enemy intelligence, transferred from hotel Savoy to Żabno in the dead of night, he meets people who will change his life forever.
Full of subtle humor, a sensual and striking story about finding your own way in life regardless of how bright and exciting a future your close ones have planned for you. It’s a scorching hot summer. Maciej Kornet and his beloved daughter Wiktoria set out on another journey across Poland. They are up for a long series of tennis tournaments. The two have been training together for twelve years and are inseparable. Wiktoria meticulously follows her dad’s programme: a strict diet, exhausting workouts, 100% focus.
Planet Single 2, a continuation of the hit that millions of viewers fell in love with. It is a story of Ania and Tomek, whose paths crossed thanks to Planet Single dating application. Their relationship is experiencing a considerable crisis. He, the celebrity showman, does not intend to settle down at all. She on the other hand, wants that very much. Things get worse when Alexander, the owner of the Planet Singles application takes an interest in Ania. Thanks to his love algorithm, he is convinced that no one else suits him more than a romantic music teacher...
Bridging Urban America: The Story of Ralph Modjeski is a documentary about one of America's greatest bridge designers. He was also a pioneer of the suspension bridges. Ralph Modjeski - a Polish-born and Paris-educated civil engineer - designed and built over 40 bridges over the period of 1896 through 1936.
Fear, anger, sadness, joy, disgust, jealousy, shame. Adam Miauczyński known primarily from "Day of the Wacko"("Dzień Świra"), incompatible with the world, torn by fears and psychoses, returns to the times of his childhood, when, like most of us, he had a big problem naming the emotions that accompanied him. To improve the quality of his adult life, he decides to return to that not-so-carefree period, to learn to experience seven basic feelings.
Two teenagers, Franek and Izka, punch a hole to another dimension and accidentally let in Rock’n’Roll Eddie – a fugitive from a mysterious realm of Oblivio hunted down by the ruthless Head-hunters. If the kids want to save him, they need to find a way to send Eddie back before the Head-hunters catch him and punish for escaping.
Maria Linde (Krystyna Janda) is a respected Polish poet and Nobel Prize winner, who lives an idyllic life with her husband Antonio (Antonio Catania) and a daughter Anna (Kasia Smutniak) in a warm Tuscany until she meets a young Egyptian immigrant, the owner of a nearby beach bar.
They came from two different worlds: he – a vainglorious showman, she – a modest music teacher. Connected through a dating app, later, as a celebrity couple in love, they hosted the biggest TV show in Poland. Now they face their greatest challenge. Getting married... and a life together.
The film portrays the political environment in Poland that arouses widespread and extreme emotions in the country and divides Poles. Patryk Vega, in his production exposes the ugly truth of the politicians of all political groups. The movie presents politics as a world of frustrated, mutually conflicted people who will do anything to achieve power, money and their pursued objectives.
In November 1940, days after the Nazis sealed 450,000 Jews in the Warsaw Ghetto, a secret band of journalists, scholars, and community leaders decided to fight back. Led by historian Emanuel Ringelblum and known by the code name Oyneg Shabes, this clandestine group vowed to defeat Nazi lies and propaganda not with guns or fists but with pen and paper. They detailed life in the Ghetto from the Jewish perspective.
Seattle Polish Film Festival invites everyone to the festival kick-off party/fundraising event at the Polish Home in Seattle. Vodka and a Drop of Art is an annual event with music, food, red carpet photos, vodka tasting and a chance to meet Polish filmmakers coming to this year's SPFF. First time this year we will be showcasing art from local Polish artists from and around Seattle. This year we are also a part of the Capitol Hill Art Walk. Come to enjoy the art and spirit of the Seattle Polish Film Festival.
Three Catholic priests meet to celebrate the anniversary of an event which could have taken their lives. Their experiences and motivations to serve as priests are extremely different, and soon each of them will have to face new challenges.
Janina Duszejko, an elderly woman, lives alone in the Klodzko Valley where a series of mysterious crimes are committed. Duszejko is convinced that she knows who or what is the murderer, but nobody believes her.
Passing the Torch: Celebrating 100 years of the Seattle Polish Community
An international smash hit and the world's most popular film about klezmer music, A TICKLE IN THE HEART captures the story of the Epstein Brothers (Max, Willie and Julius) klezmer legends on a joyous (and hilarious) international tour. The Epsteins are natural performers. This film portrays their sense of life, music and family as they tour through places they love, from Poland to Brooklyn to Florida. This film is as life affirming and intoxicating as the music they play.
Another intensive season begins for 12-year old Zuzia, who has been training equestrian vaulting for two years. But during the training sessions it becomes apparent that her sought-after role atop the acrobatic pyramid may have to change. Double Feature
Decisive Moments: Stories of Fateful Encounters and Extraordinary Exploits
A young Polish-born, Berlin-based lawyer working on refugee cases is unexpectedly reunited with his father, who is his only tie left with his homeland.
Tragedy meets comedy in seven stories about how our entire world can collapse at any given moment.
A love story of the son of a Polish guestworker and the daughter of a Swedish farmer. Set in the strawberry fields of the Swedish south, it depicts a world full of divergency and prejudice.
Margarita Mamun, an elite Russian rhythmic gymnast, is struggling to become an Olympic champion. It is the most important year of her career and her last chance to achieve the ultimate goal, the gold Olympic medal. Double Feature
Adam unexpectedly visits his family house at Christmas after a few years of working abroad. No family member knows about his secret plans and the real reasons of his visit.
Recently Jacek has found himself a girlfriend. Together with Dagmara they plan their future, they got engaged. But the life the Jacek has planned in advance is disturbed by an accident – during the construction works of the largest statue of Christ, the King of Poland the protagonist falls from a great height and loses his face. After a cutting-edge surgery he comes back to his hometown but other people don’t know how to react. He becomes a stranger to them.