Franciszek Kozłowski

Justyna is a young dance student and her life is full of love, movement and parties. One quiet autumn night, a violent event occurs that interrupts her carelessness.

A policewoman makes her ex-boyfriend an offer he can't refuse: Either he infiltrates and informs on a gang of hooligans, or his brother goes to jail.

A Sherpa family breaks a taboo and climbs the most holy of mountains to earn money for their son’s education. They accompany a western expedition on East Wall of the Khumbakarna Mountain, a wall that has never been climbed before. ‘The Wall of Shadows’ tells the story of an encounter between a young Sherpa boy and an experienced western mountaineer at the foot of the sacred mountain. Will they face the wrath of mountain Gods?

It’s 1968. Jacob, a student in Czechoslovakia, pays an unannounced visit to his family in Poland. The seemingly idyllic atmosphere of seeing each other after a long time is gradually disturbed by the real reason for Jacob’s visit.

Composed from the conversations that the director holds with people passing by in the street under his Warsaw apartment, each story in 'The Balcony Movie' is unique and deals with the way we try to cope with life as individuals. All together, they create a self-portrait of contemporary human life, and the passers-by present a composite picture of today's world.

A group of sailors settle on a tiny island in the Baltic Sea, lured by its beauty and promise of paradise. When they eventually realize that their dreams are doomed to fail, they return to the mainland where a harsh reality awaits them.

A forthright make-up artist is pressured by her sister to celebrate her birthday with her mother and the rest of her family as her uninvited girlfriend awaits her back home.

A moody love story featuring a cat and mouse. Even if we are lucky enough to love and be loved, deep down we remain a bit lonely. The film talks about how dearly we have to pay for our inability to endure this loneliness. About the fact that we must take care of love carefully, because returning to a loved one may prove impossible, even if there is a glowing longing on both sides. A broken diamond can no longer be glued together.

Polish avant-garde animation with changing colors and shapes that suggest birth followed by heavy distortion and building to a face in the swamp.