In the Veins
Poland2025documentary29'National Competition
It was intended as a film about Józef Lewartowski – a Jew, communist and an organiser of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising – and the fight to restore the plaque commemorating his deeds. Unexpectedly, the action moves to Paris, where Lewartowski’s great-grandson resides. Joseph is initially sceptical about his heritage, but as he learns more about his grandfather’s activities, he becomes involved in the struggle to commemorate him. From a confrontation with local hostility to the attempts to restore the plaque, Joseph’s energy and determination evoke the spirit of the resistance movement once led by his grandfather.
- directed by
- Maciej Tyburski
Screenwriter and director, currently in his fifth year of directing at the Łódź Film School (PWSFTViT). He was born in Ithaca and divides his life between the United States and Poland. He graduated in sociology from the University of Warsaw and completed the DOK PRO course at the Wajda School. He is an activist, volunteer at the POLIN Museum and organiser of film workshops.
- Producer
- Maciej Tyburski
- Cinematography
- Xawery Deskur
- Editing
- Mateusz Powszedniak
- Cast
- Joseph Lewartowski, Maciej Tyburski
- Photo
- Trailer