The Light of Immortality
Poland2025documentary24'National Competition
‘By studying the history of light, we can study the history of mankind,’ says Janusz Chmielniak, Poland’s largest lamp collector, who has amassed over 1,500 exhibits from various eras. His collection includes a funeral lamp from the French Revolution, a lamp for burning cobwebs and one of the oldest lamps – enclosed in an oyster shell. This passion consumes not only time and money but also relationships, as there is less and less space for one’s family. The film, made in the spirit of great adventure cinema, is a fascinating journey through the history of darkness and light.
- directed by
- Mikołaj Janik
Born in 1993 in Wadowice. Graduated in documentary filmmaking from the University of Warsaw and in directing from the Gdynia Film School. He makes documentaries and is beginning his adventure with feature films. Mikołaj writes scripts, songs and fairy tales for children. When he has time - he escapes to the mountains. He is currently working on his feature film debut, ‘Arek.Mama.Panorama’.
- Producer
- Andrzej Pałka / Wonderer (Wonderer)
- Sound
- Piotr Pastuszak
- Screenplay
- Mikołaj Janik, Martyna Wojtkowska
- Cinematography
- Kamil Kozik , Mikołaj Janik
- Music
- Michał Drabczyk
- Editing
- Jakub Rados
- Cast
- Janusz Chmielniak
- Photo
- Trailer