Category: POLISH DOCUMENTARY CONTEST

Kilof zamiast karabinu

Directed By: Aleksandra Fudala Date of Production: 2022 Duration Time: 47 minutes Contest: POLISH DOCUMENTARY In communist Poland, if you were a scout, a son of a soldier who fought in the uprising, a land-owner or a pre-war police officer; if you had family abroad or had a priest in the family, you spent your [...]

Jubileusz

Directed By: Wojciech Walkiewicz Date of Production: 2021 Duration Time: 52 minutes Contest: POLISH DOCUMENTARY Lisów is a small village with a single road and a church on the hill. But in this remote area we can find the traces of centuries of Polish and European history. In the second half of the 20th century, [...]

Harcerz nr 1. Rzecz o Andrzeju Małkowskim

Directed By: Adam Turula, Maria Wilgus Date of Production: 2023 Duration Time: 50 minutes Contest: POLISH DOCUMENTARY The story of the charismatic founder of Polish scouting, Andrzej Małkowski, and his great love, Oleńka Drahonowska. It is the beginning of the 20th century and Andrzej is late for the classes of the secret officers’ course in [...]

Grupa Pileckiego

Directed By: Grzegorz Juchiewicz Date of Production: 2022 Duration Time: 34 minutes Contest: POLISH DOCUMENTARY The film tells the story of the conspiracy network organised by cavalry officer Witold Pilecki after 1945 and the heroic actions of its members in the defence of Poland’s independence. The documentary focuses on three people from the so-called “Witold” [...]

Grabież

Directed By: Piotr Mielech Date of Production: 2022 Duration Time: 75 minutes Contest: POLISH DOCUMENTARY The story of the plunder of Poland committed by the German occupiers during the Second World War. It wasn’t just theft of several famous pieces of art. The truth is different: „The occupier completely drained our banking system, took over [...]

Tadeusz Romer – misja niemożliwa

Directed By: Jacek Papis Date of Production: 2023 Duration Time: 54 minutes Contest: POLISH DOCUMENTARY The film tells the story of Tadeusz Romer, mainly focusing on his life during the Second World War. His diplomatic career is presented in the documentary. Romer was one of the last people to ever see Gen. Sikorski alive. After [...]

Ponary. Odmiana przez przypadki

Directed By: Piotr Kuciński Date of Production: 2022 Duration Time: 45 minutes Contest: POLISH DOCUMENTARY An attempt at chronologically showing the events which took place in Ponary, near Vilnius, in the years 1941-1944. We begin with the comparison of several similar crime scenes where the Germans, with the help of the local population, conducted acts [...]

Notatki grozy

Directed By: Paweł Piotrowski Date of Production: 2023 Duration Time: 60 minutes Contest: POLISH DOCUMENTARY The stories of Fighting Solidarity’s activists in the archives of the communist-era Poland. The film shows the contents of official reports, the scope of activities and the heroes’ determination in their fight against the communist security apparatus. These materials, along [...]

Norweska Misja

Directed By: Sławomir Koehler Date of Production: 2023 Duration Time: 50 minutes Contest: POLISH DOCUMENTARY A fictionalised documentary about the reasons behind the aborted mission of the Polish anti-communist underground, operating abroad in Norway and Sweden, which organised help for the Solidarity Movement. The film shows the unknown facts about the communist Security Office seizing [...]

Mury

Directed By: Anna Kwiatkowska- Bieda Date of Production: 2022 Duration Time: 52 minutes Contest: POLISH DOCUMENTARY The film is about the founding and functioning of the underground girls’ scout team in the harsh conditions of the Ravensbrück concentration camp. Thanks to their heroic attitude and courage, the girl scouts helped other female prisoners with their [...]