Wytwórnia Filmów Dokumentalnych

The outbreak of World War II separates Ola and Aleksander Wat's marriage.

Polish schoolboy Janek, and Russian girl Tanya are traveling by a plane which ended up in the hands of a gang of drug dealers headed by ex Nazi criminal Henrich Scharf.

People of different age, profession and social status answer two simple questions: who they are and what they want from life.

Warsaw's Central Railway Station. 'Someone has fallen asleep, someone's waiting for somebody else. Maybe they'll come, maybe they won't. The film is about people looking for something.

Documentary about everyday life in the funeral business, dealing with a funeral home and targets bureaucracy, corruption and dispassionate attitudes toward sorrowful fellow citizens.

An experimental short film.

A documentary record of the effort that marathon runners make. The camera focuses on two runners: Benedict Gugala and Marian Jurczynski, who claim victory after 2 hours 37 minutes and 9 seconds.

A document about a religious sect founded in Silesia in the 1950s - the Holy See of God and the Lamb of the Apostles in Spirit and Truth, Alpha and Omega, The Beginning and the End, an informal Christian denomination whose members consider themselves to be advocates of peace and universal union.

Shortly before retiring, an old railway worker causes a serious accident which ultimately destroys his whole professional career.

A reportage created by a well-known duo of documentary filmmakers - Jerzy Hoffman and Edward Skórzewski. The men and their Polish Film Chronicle crew went to Armenia. Breathtaking, mountainous landscapes and historic cities remembering the first centuries of our era – it makes us aware of the importance of the area.

Documentary about the beginning of Solidarnosc.

Short propaganda film. Warsaw's post-war reconstruction as seen through the eyes of the passengers of a red bus.

A documentary revolving around the Polish situation on an industrial level at the tail-end of the 1960s: it alternates between stark images at a metallurgic foundry and a board-room meeting among the various executives involved in its management.

The ‘Żywe kamienie’ (meaning living stones) from the title are architectural monuments that convey the history of past generations. In this respect, Kraków is a special city - it was not only the royal capital of Poland, but also a city of Jews.

A color-coded testimony of a bygone era. In the documentary, director Jerzy Hoffman presents the magical world of a folk marketplace. As a result, groups of imposters, specialists in black magic, home-grown inventors and charismatic healers are gathered among the stalls. Wonder Fair is a colourful world full of figures of the Blessed Virgin Mary, gingerbread hearts and ointments for all ailments. The documentary, awarded at the 1967 Tourfilm Competition in Warsaw, gives up irony or big-city paternalism, presenting the characters with sympathy and warmth.

A documentary film about prostitution: conversations with women practicing the world's oldest profession.

A poetic piece of reportage focusing on a convention of young shock workers in Warsaw. The climax of the event was the solemn oath of the youth of the Polish People's Republic. It took place on the 22nd of July 1952 – the day of the adoption of the constitution of the Polish People's Republic.

Produced to mark the 30th anniversary of Warsaw's Documentary Film Studio, the film recalls the achievements and successes of the studio, which has been associated with many outstanding documentary filmmakers for years. It also shows the work of the cameramen of the popular Polish Film Chronicle, who accompany all important events in the country with their cameras.

24 hours in the life of a hospital from the point of view of the doctors and nurses.