Zbigniew Rudziński

This museum does not collect the achievements of mankind. On the contrary, we can find there the evidence of its fall. The Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum and its exhibits.

A documentary about Twarda Street in Warsaw. People living there lead a modest life, away from the hustle and bustle of the city. Residents of Twarda Street still rely on crafts, services and some trade. Observational shots and narration by young inhabitants of the street create the mood of the place.

A trip with a camera to East Africa. The aim is to discover its history, culture, religion and modern achievements. The ideological frame was the alliance of the Eastern bloc with African socialism.

After the Second World War, a cemetery turns into a city. The camera flies over Warsaw to take a bird's-eye view of its mosaic beauty: the Old Town, Śródmieście, and modern blocks of flats. The soundtrack reflects the mood of the summer of 1965.

The viewers visit a school located high in the Tatra mountains, in the village of Zaczerczyk. There are only few students there. Teachers arrive at the place every day, including the film's protagonist, a young woman.

The movie depicts the story of a young Mazurian boy named Mietek, who crosses the line between childhood and adulthood . He stands in close contact with nature; he decoys birds and feeds them, he catches fish. But above all he is attracted to the work of the woodcutters. He watches them as they fell the trees and he helps them load the timber onto rafts that float down the river and through the sluice-gates. Finally, he joins the raftsmen and when he receives his first salary and gives a girl his first bashful look, the time has come for him to say goodbye to his childhood.