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Browse 10 movies from Państwowa Wyższa Szkoła Filmowa Telewizyjna i Teatralna (Łódź)
After years of forced labor in the Gulag, Jerzy returns home to his waiting wife and young daughter. Though life appears to return to normal, traumatic memories continue to haunt him, blurring the line between dreams and reality. Told entirely without dialogue, *Circles of Sleep* uses gestures, expressions, and glances to portray the inner world of a Gulag survivor. The film won the Golden Tadpole at the 2000 Camerimage Festival in Toruń.
Jan 2000
Jan 1985
Jan 1984
A young waiter meets a middle-aged couple during new years eve, in an old hotel, somewhere in Poland...
Jan 2004
A scarecrow stands in a field, and a raven stands on the scarecrow. A wind rises, scaring away a flock of ravens. The wind rips the scarecrow's clothes off and carries them across the field. After flying, the clothes fall into the water.
Jun 1999
During a long space journey, a man imagines a companion.
Jun 2003
Animated short film on a black plate with salt, made while Waldemar Mordarski was studying under the supervision of Kazimierz Urbanski.
Jun 2000
Set during wartime, Song Il-gon's student film reimagines the biblical story of Cain and Abel in a contemporary setting. When Cain takes his wounded brother to a doctor, he is offered a choice that could save his family from starvation. A nearly dialogue-free, intimate study of the value—and literal price—of human life.
Jan 1998
Short film starring Zbigniew Cybulski, adapted from Kazimierz Brandys's short story of the same name.
Jan 1955
Jan 1986