Szkoła Filmowa im. Krzysztofa Kieślowskiego - Uniwersytet Śląski

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.

Autumn of 2020. Women are protesting in Warsaw. Seventeen-year-old Ola spends the evening at home, caring for her sister and sick grandma. Daily duties are put to a halt when she receives unsettling news about her mother.

Nikodem serves his sentence under a new penitentiary programme involving work at the house of Maja and Łukasz, who have full power over him. The household members are surprised when Nikodem's appeal is successful and he regains his freedom. Despite the fact that they could have parted ways and never met again, they stay together for one more day.

Jacek - a middle-aged man, uses the services of a company that transforms people into trees. The process of his transformation is supervised by Doctor Buk and therapist Melisa, who make sure that he is fully aware of the consequences and that his decision is not accidental.

Aga and Bartek are getting ready for dinner with friends – and an evening without children in the city. However, their plan for a carefree time is ruined by the confession of their friends, who announce their separation after 15 years of being together. After this unexpected news, on the way home, Aga and Bartek will start to look at their own relationship.

Cyprian, 10 years old orphan, raised by his beloved grandmother, dreams to become a real hero. Suddenly his grandmother dies and a threat of an orphanage hangs over Cyprian. Now he has to confront with the real loss and realize what it means to be a hero in the face of suffering.

Ewa is a middle-aged woman full of life, living with her father. When her father's new partner moves into their house, Ewa's deeply hidden need for romantic love is triggered.

Emilka is young, jobless, and suffers from panic attacks when close to water reservoirs. After a family tragedy, she seems content to spend all her time with her mysterious younger sister. A job at a local archive could be her chance for a new beginning.

A barrier grew between Staszek and Alina, and the intimacy disappeared as time passed. He locks himself in a shed with his rabbits and sorrows. She indulges in relaxing baths. Everything changes when Alinka takes a job as a cuddler at the Honey Bunny salon.

Tomek is a psychotherapist who requires help himself. His professional and personal life is in disarray and he needs to put it together again from scratch. His frustration is intensified by renovation work next door, an excessively difficult climbing route and an exceptionally well-informed patient - a stand-up comedian who approaches him with a surprising request.

Two teenage brothers hide from the world the fact that their father suffers from frontotemporal dementia. They must care for him and manage the household in order to stay together.

Zosia is a 13-year-old CODA - a hearing child of deaf parents. Together with her father, she sets off to compete in her dream swimming competition, to which she was not allowed to participate due to her father's oversight.

K., together with his inseparable mother, wins a grave-digging contest, which he shouldn't have won.

A youngster ends up in a rehab centre for young deaf people struggling with addiction. A budding feeling, difficult to name, that draws him to a long-term resident starts to get in the way of his therapy. The film is told entirely in sign language.

The journey with son is a chance for Jan to redeem his lost life.

Local show-off Baltazar desperately fights for his father’s attention, competing with his beloved brother, Teofil. One day, he decides to participate in a televised talent show — his father’s favourite programme. What he doesn’t know is that Teofil has also applied. Baltazar must face rejection and disappointment.

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.

Mania’s hysterical mother leaves the little girl at her aunt’s in the countryside. On her lonely summer holiday, Mania makes friends with a hen. The girl stages a rebellion when she realises why her aunt keeps chickens.