Polish Documentary Films

Directed by: Paweł Łoziński Rating: ★★★★☆ For the avoidance of doubt, Paweł Łoziński did not make virtue out of necessity when he embarked in the making of Film […]

Directed by: Bogna Kowalczyk Rating: ★★★★☆ Mission accomplished for Bogna Kowalczyk who returned from Hot Docs in Toronto with an Emerging International Filmmaker Award in […]

Directed by: Mateusz Kudła, Anna Kokoszka-Romer Rating: ★★★★☆ Almost two decades after directing The Pianist (2002), it’s hard to believe that Roman Polański will craft […]

Starring: Marek Kaczanowski, Nikodem Kaczanowski, Magdalena Kaczanowska, Ola Kaczanowska Directed by: Anna Zamecka Rating: ★★★★☆ 2016 was certainly a memorable year for Polish cinema in Locarno, at […]

Directed by: Michał Bielawski Rating: ★★★★☆ When Poland’s national team qualified for the 1982 World Cup, it was a welcome, if unexpected, distraction from the grim political […]

Directed by: Piotr Stasik Rating: ★★★★☆ Dziennik z podróży (Diary of a Journey) is a very straightforward, but highly affecting documentary about the relationship between acclaimed Polish photographer, […]

Starring: Paweł Łoziński, Marcel Łoziński Directed by: Paweł Łoziński Rating: ★★★★★ Few documentary makers today have managed to investigate their own family milieu with such […]

Directed by: Filip Dzierżawski Rating: ★★★☆☆ Filip Dzierżawski’s biopic about Polish supergroup Miłość was born out of a jazz-like improvisation. Miłość are known as the […]

Directed by: Bartosz Konopka, Piotr Rosołowski Rating: ★★★★☆ Can a documentary really be a documentary if its central character never appears on screen? Sztuka znikania (The Art of […]

Directed by: Dorota Kędzierzawska Rating: ★★★★★ Although veteran actress Danuta Szaflarska has admitted that she doesn’t like to be filmed in close-up, she gave her filmmaker friend […]