Culture and art

14 films
Fascinating biographies of artists from the world of film, painting, contemporary art and sculpture.

  • Apolonia, Apolonia

    dir. Lea Glob
    dok2022

    Over the years, Lea Glob kept filming the charismatic artist Apolonia Sokol. The result is a fascinating portrait, spanning 13 years, of a young woman trying to find her place in the art world.

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  • Between Picture and Sound. Jerzy Kucia (Między obrazem a dźwiękiem. Jerzy Kucia)

    dir. Maria Pisarek
    dok2022

    His name must be mentioned in any conversation about animated film. Jerzy Kucia is a film director, pedagogue and a total artist. He has received numerous international awards including the Dragon of Dragons for his contribution to the development of international animation.

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  • Description Found Years Later (Rysopis znaleziony po latach)

    dir. Sławomir Rogowski, Stanisław Zawiśliński
    dok2023

    A multi-dimensional portrait of one of the most distinctive artists in the history of Polish cinematography. Wojciech Jerzy Has always hovered over the line where the mainstream met the avant-garde and his biography was marked by moments of artistic triumphs and personal tragedies.

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  • Faces of Agata (Twarze Agaty)

    dir. Małgorzata Kozera
    dok2023

    When she was 16, Agata heard that she would most likely bleed herself to death within 2 years. On that day she was born anew. After 20 years and over 30 face surgeries, she lives in London and works as an artist who turned her struggle with a lethal disease into art.

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    Awards:Golden Hobby-Horse
      Online edition of the 63rd KFF
    • VOD
      From 2 to 18.06KFF VOD

  • Fantastic Matt Parey (Fantastyczny Matt Parey)

    dir. Bartosz Paduch
    dok2023

    It is hard to imagine Polish science fiction without Maciej Parowski. He was the editor-in-chief of the Polish iconic monthly Fantastyka who stood behind the success of several generations of authors. People from across Poland were sending their texts to him. If it had not been for him, no one knows what would have happened to "The Witcher" or "The Cathedral", an Oscar-winning film by Tomasz Bagiński.

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  • It's Only/Not Only A Body... Or A Short Film About Freedom (To tylko/aż ciało... albo krótki film o wolności)

    dir. Michał Hytroś
    dok2023

    Love thyself. This is the life credo of Zosia - a photographer, traveller and free spirit. Going round the world in her camper, she uses photography to make other women comfortable with nakedness and teaches them to love their own bodies.

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      Online edition of the 63rd KFF
    • VOD
      From 2 to 18.06KFF VOD

  • Lodz Kaliska: Classic Artists of the Absurd (Łódź Kaliska: Klasycy absurdu)

    dir. Sławomir Grünberg
    dok2023

    The history of the phenomenon of Łódź Kaliska presented in a Monty-Pythonesque style. Łódź Kaliska is among the most eminent and original artistic groups in Poland, which has been continuously active on the avant-garde scene for 44 years.

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  • Mieczysław Jahoda. Wizard from Krakow (Mieczysław Jahoda. Sztukmistrz z Krakowa)

    dir. Wiktor Skrzynecki
    dok2022

    Mieczysław Jahoda, a cameraman and pioneer of photographic techniques, was a champion of mood creation. The film is a reminiscence about the author of such Polish classics as "Knights of the Teutonic Order", "The Manuscript Found in Saragossa" or "How Far, How Near".

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  • Natalia LL - Art is like Love (Natalia LL - Sztuka jest jak miłość)

    dir. Andrzej Sapija
    dok2022

    In 2019 she became famous again when the decision to censor her works taken by the Director of the National Museum spurred a wave of protests. But the art of Natalia LL was controversial as early as in the 1960s. In collaboration with her husband, an artist himself, she created art that was shocking at the time.

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  • No Elephant in the Room (Globus)

    dir. Clara Kleininger-Wanik
    dok2022

    When a new law banning circus shows featuring animals enters into force, Adi and Mioara, animal trainers in a Bucharest circus, must come up with an idea of how to make their shows more attractive so that they do not lose their audience. A world-famous circus director arrives at Romania from as far as Las Vegas in order to help.

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    Awards:Special Mention

  • On the Edge - Witold K. (Na krawędzi - Witold K.)

    dir. Jacek Knopp, Piotr Weychert
    dok2022

    Witold Kaczanowski is one of Poland’s best-known artists, much more famous abroad than in his country of origin. He was born in Poland and spent his childhood under German occupation. Since 1980 he has lived and worked in the USA, where his art attracted numerous admirers and collectors.

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  • The Old (Stary)

    dir. Tomasz Śliwiński, Magda Hueckel
    dok2023

    A one-of-a-kind portrayal of the Helena Modrzejewska National Stary Theatre in Kraków. The camera follows the halls inside the building and reveals the secrets hiding in its walls. It takes us to places behind the curtains, inaccessible for the audience on a regular day, and stumbles upon the people of the theatre, both real and legendary. The spirit of the theatre becomes alive on the screen.

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  • The Thief Collector

    dir. Allison Otto
    dok2022

    One stolen painting, one seemingly happy couple, dozens of questions and at least several moments when one finds it hard to believe it is not a script of a Hollywood blockbuster but of an American documentary. A nice married couple, adored by everyone, is hiding nasty secrets.

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      Online edition of the 63rd KFF
    • VOD
      From 2 to 18.06KFF VOD

  • The Walls Can Talk (Las paredes hablan)

    dir. Carlos Saura
    dok2022

    The documentary ‘Walls Can Talk’ is the last work of Carlos Saura. It is a cinematographic reflection of a mature artist on the role of art in human life from the pre-historic times until the present. Confronting cave paintings with the latest representations of urban art, the director is looking for an answer to the question about the nature of art.

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