Babyteeth
reż|dir Shannon Murphy | AU | 2019 | 118 min
prod|pro Vanessa Brown, Jan Chapman, Alex White scen|wr Rita Kalnejais zdj|ph Yunus Roy Imer muz|mus Amanda Brown mon|ed Stephen Evans ob|cast Eliza Scanlen, Toby Wallace, Ben Mendelsohn, Essie Davis dys|dis Best Film

The Sydney suburban area, in the neighbourhood of elegant middle-class houses, are located social buildings, and just a little further away from the Kings Cross, a center of nightlife. In the orderly life of Milla, a decent girl enters Moses, a twenty-year-old petty dealer. Everything happens accidentally, impulsively and with the knowledge of her parents, despite their great disagreement with such a turn of events. Milla is terminally ill, and the boy she met opens her up to a completely new, fresh, electrifying experience of life that was not provided to her by violin lessons and the elite school. The clash of social orders and moral norms leads to boundless love and a great will to live.

Ara Malikian. Una vida entre las cuerdas
reż|dir Nata Moreno | ES | 2019 | 118 min
prod|pro Amelia Hernández scen|wr Nata Moreno, Nacho R. Piedra zdj|ph Telmo Iragorri, Mario Lopez muz|mus Ara Malikian mon|ed Nacho R. Piedra ob|cast Ara Malikian dys|dis agenciafreak

“Music in our family, is more than just music, it’s survival, it’s life” – says Ara Malikian, a violinist with Lebanon-Armenian roots. At the age of fourteen, he escaped with his violin from the Beirut bombings and entered a world unknown to him. His performances are full of passion, talent and sensitivity. His ability to combine classical and contemporary music makes world full of Malikian’s fans. An artist who unfolds on stage and makes classical music a modern show full of nuances. The film was shoot during the music tournée; it is an honest, personal story about this difficult to classified artist, considered as one of the best classical musicians of the 21st century.

Song Sparrow
reż|dir Farzaneh Omidvarnia | DK | 2019 | 12 min

Based on a real event, in Austria 2015, and in Ireland 2019. A Group of refugees tries to reach themselves to a safe country in search for a better life. They pay a smuggler to convey them across the boarders in a fridge truck. However, the freezing temperature of the truck turns their hopes for a better future into a fierce struggle for survival.

Bajka na niespokojny sen
reż|dir Nawojka Wierzbowska | PL | 2019 | 16 min
Nawojka Wierzbowska is a second-year graduate directing student at the University of Silesia. Her second passion is literature – especially short stories. Recently her story “Death and a Girl,” which was a basis for her diploma movie „A Bad Night Story,” has been awarded in the competition “Silesian Shakespeare.” In 2018 she received the cultural grant “Cultural City Gdańsk” for an animated short movie “Bizarium,” which currently being developed.

Julia is a lonely 7 years old girl who is trying to prepare herself to her First Holy Communion the best possible way. But everything is about to change the day she hears the biblical story of the shepherd and his lost sheep from which she concludes that Holy God seems to prefer sinners.

100% Pur Porc
reż|dir Emilie Janin | FR | 2019 | 17 min
prod|pro Amélie Quéret scen|wr Emilie Janin ob|cast Madeleine Baudot, Cécile Kiffer, Franck Micque

Blandine works in a salting factory and makes sausages. To avoid monotony, she dreams a fantasy world where she attends idled sausages. After a meeting with her boss, her world collapses.

Efekt Halo
reż|dir Patrycja Polkowska | PL | 2019 | 15 min
prod|pro PWSFTviT w Łodzi

Pick a spot and watch. Listen in. The main characters of this film are residents of the Studzieniec youth detention centre. It is an open facility, resembling a compulsory summer camp rather than a high-security prison. In places like this, the residents are not given sentences in years. They cannot leave until the day of their 21st birthday. They stay in touch with the outer world mainly by use of a landline phone in the supervisor’s room.

Hãy tỉnh thức và sẵn sàng
reż|dir Pham Thien An | VN | 201 | 14 min
prod|pro Pham Thien An, Tran Van Thi scen|wr Pham Thien An, zdj|ph Dinh Duy Hung muz|mus Tamas Steger mon|ed Pham Thien An ob|cast Le Quoc Bao Vi, Vu Trong Tuyen, Trung Dong Cao

Street pubs & stalls are places where people in Vietnam can chat many things without fear of being judged. Through the conversation of three young men before the street stalls on a street corner, a traffic accident happened suddenly nearby, the director wanted to sketch a multi-color picture of the humanity. When society makes people rush day by day, they often think of themselves as the center of the universe and actually forget how small people really are in the big world.

Féeroce
reż|dir Fabien Ara | FR | 2019 | 14 min
prod|pro Amélie Quéret

Simon: ”I want to be a girl, mommy.” Alma freezes. She doesn’t know how to react: from now on, her 8-year-old son wants to dress up like a fairy to go to school. She asks for help from her neighbors. Soon the whole building is debating on Simon’s choice for gender.

Obłoki śmierci. Bolimów 1915
reż|dir Ireneusz Skruczaj| PL | 2019 | 118 min
prod|pro Ireneusz Skruczaj scen|wr Ireneusz Skruczaj, Piotr Jasiński zdj|ph Kacper Wójcicki muz|mus Karol Orzeł mon|ed Tomasz Poszwiński ob|cast Jarosław Kostrzewa, Agnieszka Palka, Krzysztof Marczyk, Piotr Dymecki, Michał Jurkowski, Artur Student, Piotr Moskwa dys|dis Best Film

In 1915, Poland was not yet on the maps, its territory was still divided between the three partitioners. Europe was experiencing a nightmare of World War I, also known as the Great War, because hardly anyone could think of the scale of conflict in the modern world. The fictionalized historical document is devoted to German attacks with chemical weapons over Rawka and Bzura. The originator and implementer of the concept of using combat gases was a scientist and Nobel Prize winner Fritz Haber.

An online conversation with the creators of the ISFC – hosted by Maciej Jaszczyński.

An online broadcast from Kazimierz Dolny – Grażyna Torbicka presents the guests and partners of the Festival.

An online conversation with the director of Babyteeth, Shannon Murphy.

An online conversation with the makers of Clouds of Death – Bolimov 1915. The panel will be attended by: I. Skruczaj (director), K. Wójcicki (photography), J. Smela (film promoter).

Les Misérables
reż|dir Ladj Ly | FR | 2019 | 104 min
prod|pro Toufik Ayadi, Christophe Barral scen|wr Ladj Ly, Giordano Gederlini, Alexis Manenti zdj|ph Julien Poupard muz|mus Marco Casanova, Kim Chapiron mon|ed Flora Volpelière ob|cast Damien Bonnard, Alexis Manenti, Djibril Zonga, Issa Perica, Al-Hassan Ly, Steve Tientcheu, Jeanne Balibar dys|dis M2 Films

Paris is not only the Eiffel Tower or the Champs-Élysées. It is also a concrete suburb that is a powder keg. One seemingly trivial event can be the spark which ignites the fire of the revolution. A provincial policeman moves to the capital to join the Montfermeil Anti-Crime Brigade. He discovers spheres of influence, full of constant tension, divided among gangs. Vibrating, tight shots follow the clashes between groups. Director Ladj Lye’s full-length debut, which has a para documental aesthetic, was this year’s French candidate for an Oscar in the Best International Feature Film category.

Fuga
reż|dir Agnieszka Smoczyńska | PL | 2018 | 100 min
prod|pro Agnieszka Kurzydło, Karla Stojakova, Jonas Kellagher scen|wr Gabriela Muskała zdj|ph Jakub Kijowski muz|mus Filip Míšek mon|ed Jarosław Kamiński ob|cast Gabriela Muskała, Łukasz Simlat, Małgorzata Buczkowska, Piotr Skiba, Zbigniew Walerys dys|dis Kino Świat

Found two years after she disappeared, Kinga (Grażyna Muskała) suffers from a dissociative fugue and had lost her memory. She is accidentally found during a TV show and returns to her family. Her life begins anew, but Kinga – Alicja has to find herself in a situation that has already been written down for her roles – wife, mother, daughter. She looks familiar but behaves as a stranger. The film, full of emotions, surprises, uncertainty and a personality that is difficult to re-create, poses basic questions: about identity, social roles, surroundings, family, an archetype of the Polish Mother. What defines us and what do we influence?

Acasă, My Home
reż|dir Radu Ciorniciuc | RO, FI, DE | 2020 | 86 min
prod|pro Monica Lăzurean-Gorgan, Radu Ciorniciuc scen|wr Lina Vdovîi zdj|ph Mircea Topoleanu, Radu Ciorniciuc muz|mus Yari, Codrin George, Lazăr Gaute mon|ed Andrei Gorgan ob|cast Vali Enache, Gică Enache, Niculina Nedelcu, Rică Enache, Marcel Enache, Gigel Enache, Nicușor Enache, Luci Enache, Zâna Enache, Duca Enache, Corina Enache, Georgiana Enache dys|dis Autlook

Home – the word for family has a completely different meaning than for a municipal clerk or developer. The inevitable cost of urban expansion for the family of eleven is a loss of a roof over their heads. For twenty years they lived in perfect harmony with nature in the Danube Delta on the outskirts of Bucharest. Their natural environment, where they functioned according to the rhythm of the seasons and fished with bare hands is transformed into a national park. The Enache family must adapt to new life they never ask for and face life in the big city.

Todo modo
reż|dir Elio Petri | DE | 1976 | 130 min
prod|pro Daniele Senatore scen|wr Elio Petri, Berto Pelosso zdj|ph Luigi Kuveiller muz|mus Ennio Morriccone mon|ed Ruggero Mastroianni ob|cast Gian Maria Volontè, Marcello Mastroianni, Mariangela Melato, Renato Salvatori, Ciccio Ingrassia dys|dis surifilm

An original, truly great Italian film with wonderful actors – Marcello Mastroianni and Gian Maria Volonte. ” Todo modo” is a term from the works of Ignacy Loyola, and the film itself is based on a novel by the Sicilian writer, Leonardo Sciasci. A group of decision-makers from the highest circles of power, the clergy and businessmen meet in a hermitage guesthouse for retreats led by Catholic priests. Petri takes an insightful look at the mechanisms of power, the connection between politics, the church and the mafia, intertwining sense and philosophy, giving the whole an ironic climate.

ZZTop: That Little Ol’ Band from Texas
reż|dir Sam Dunn | CA, US, UK | 2019 | 91 min
prod|pro Scot McFadyen scen|wr Ralph Chapman, Sam Dunn zdj|ph Martin Hawkes mon|ed Alex Shuper, Mark Staunton ob|cast Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill, Frank Beard dys|dis Eagle Rock

Texas humour, a lot of grotesque and strong guitar riffs. On stage now welcome –ZZTop – a well-known strong Texas band, which is blending several musical genres like blues, rock and boogie. They have been stealing fans’ hearts all around the world for fifty years. Since 1970, the personnel composition has remained unchanged to this day: trio Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill, Frank Beard. We see sincere interviews with the musicians and their fans, animations, previously unpublished archives and an intimate performance of the band in the legendary Gruene Hall, shot exclusively for this film. 

Eaten
reż|dir Mohsen Rezapour | IR | 2019 | 8 min

In a mysterious unknown planet, a rabbit-like creature is eaten; but that’s not the end of the story.

Frontiera
reż|dir Alessandro Di Gregorio | IT | 2018 | 15 min
prod|pro Simone Gattoni, Daniele Esposito, Kavac Film scen|wr Ezui Abbate, ob|cast Bruno Orlando, Fiorenzo Madonna, Renato Malfatti

On a ferry travelling towards Lampedusa, we find a teenager on his first day of work as a gravedigger and a boy on his first mission as a diver. They do not know each other, but when they will set foot on the island, both their lives will change forever: one has to retrieve the bodies of drowned shipwreck victims, the other one has to bury them. A sort of dance between life and death, innocence and its loss.

Marcel
reż|dir Marcin Mikulski | PL | 2019 | 25 min
prod|pro Studio Munka

Marcel loves his life because nobody notices him, not the ticket inspector on the bus, not his boss at the office and not the lovers in the lift. Unfortunately, one cloudy summer’s day, his perfect world gets turned upside down. And things are only going to get worse.

Παρ το πράμα και σφάχτο
reż|dir Kirineos Papadimatos | GR | 2020 | 20 min
prod|pro Kirineos Papadimatos, Karen Solomon scen|wr Kirineos Papadimatos, ob|cast Vasilis Bisbikis, Kostas Xikominos, George Starvanos, Phaedra Soutoy, Stelios Dimopoulos, Ilias Kounelas, Vasilis Oikonomou, Konstantinos Loukas

A veal has to be slaughtered by a butcher. But this veal is different than the others. It’s his ‘child’. The moment he decides to refuse the slaughter, he will be left only with the inspiration he gets from his art, his bouzouki, the only thing left for him in the future anyway. The movie is based on a chapter of Giorgos Skambardonis book, “Everything works fine against us.”

Gronde Marmaille
reż|dir Clémentine Carrié | FR | 2018 | 15 min
prod|pro Duno Films

End of August. In the afternoon. Boubou, age seven, is getting bored in the campsite. Around her, heatwave and nap. Her parents are making ‘their love’ in the caravan. She decides to run away in the bushes and invites Dani to play with the storm.

Undine
reż|dir Christian Petzold | DE, FR | 2020 | 90 min
prod|pro Florian Koerner von Gustorf, Michael Weber scen|wr Christian Petzold zdj|ph Hans Fromm mon|ed Bettina Böhler ob|cast Paula Beer, Franz Rogowski, Maryam Zaree, Jacob Matschenz, Christoph Zrenner, Gloria Endres De Oliveira, Rafael Stachowiak dys|dis Aurora

Written based on the prose of Kazimierz Orłoś, the script by The clash of modern history and the ancient myth of beings from rivers and lakes mercilessly punishing unfaithful lovers, combined with a subtle and convincing love story. Undine (Paula Beer Silver Bear award winner) lives in Berlin and is a historian and guide. Her beloved Johannes leaves her for another woman. According to a powerful myth, he should pay the highest price for this. Christoph appears in her life and the feeling between him and Undine begins to develop. Petzold leads us through a symbolic tale of love and destiny.

Gabriela Muskała (1969), Polish film and theatre actress, playwright, graduated from the Łódź Film School (PWSFTviT). Together with her sister, Monika Muskała, translator of German literature, she creates the successful authorial duo “Amanita Muskaria”. Muskała performed outstanding acting roles in such films as: “One Long Winter Without Fire”, “The Queen of Angels”, “These Daughters of Mine”, “Courage”or “The Fugue” – she also wrote the script for the last one. Muskała has received many awards for her theatrical and film roles, and for the “The Fugue” script for she was awarded at PFF in Gdynia. With the protagonist of this year’s section “And God Created Actress” we will talk about acting and other passions that result from the art of cinema.

An online conversation with the founders of the ISFC – hosted by Maciej Jaszczyński.

An online interview with the director of the documentary film Acasă, My Home, Radu Ciorniciuc.

Introduction to the film retrospective: Elio Petri – The Great Unknown. Hosted by Grażyna Torbicka.

The Peanut Butter Falcon
reż|dir Tyler Nilson, Michael Schwartz | US | 2019 | 118 min
prod|pro Albert Berger, Christopher Lemole, Lije Sarki, David Thies, Ron Yerxa, Tim Zajaros scen|wr Tyler Nilson, Michael Schwartz zdj|ph Nigel Bluck muz|mus Zachary Dawes, Noam Pikelny, Jonathan Sadoff, Gabe Witcher mon|ed Nat Fuller, Kevin Tent ob|cast Zack Gottsagen, Dakota Johnson, Shia LaBeouf, Ann Owens, Bruce Dern, Thomas Haden Church dys|dis M2 Films

A modern adventure in the style of Mark Twain, full of twists and turns. Zak has Down’s syndrome, lives in a old-age home in North Carolina, has no family and dreams of a wrestler’s career. He’s trying to escape with the help of senior residents. When he finally succeeds, he starts a new life with only white panties on. His first coach is Tyler (Shia LaBeouf), who mourns the death of his older brother. Nilson and Schwartz show that direction and purpose is less important, much more important is who we go down this road with.

Gospod postoi, nejzinoto ime e Patrunija
reż|dir Teona Strugar Mitevska | MK, FR, BE, HR, SL | 2019 | 100 min
prod|pro Labina Mitevska scen|wr Elma Tataragić, Teona Strugar Mitevska zdj|ph Virginie Saint Martin mon|ed Marie-Hélène Dozo ob|cast Zorica Nusheva, Labina Mitevska, Simeon Moni Damevski, Suad Begovski, Stefan Vujisič dys|dis Aurora

Equality in the contemporary world is a still valid topic, but equality in the church, at least for traditionalists sounds like heresy. In a small town in the eastern part of Macedonia every January local pop throws a wooden cross into the river. Hundreds of men jump into the water to get the crucifix. The cross brings happiness and prosperity to person who catches it. And what if it will be a woman? Petrunia does not intend to give up her victory. Special screening — European Parliament LUX Film Prize [www.luxprize.eu]

Królowa aniołów
reż|dir Mariusz Grzegorzek | PL | 1999 | 100 min
prod|pro Piotr Strzelecki, Jacek Gaczkowski scen|wr Mariusz Grzegorzek zdj|ph Jolanta Dylewska mon|ed Jarosław Kamiński ob|cast Gabriela Muskała, Mariusz Jakus, Zofia Rysiówna, Dorota Pomykała, Marta Neuman dys|dis TVP

An intellectually and aesthetically sophisticated cinematic dream that takes place simultaneously in two sets of time. Nowadays, a young doctor Jakub is going through a crisis of relations with his fiancée, Maria, and decides to desperately save his relationship. The second plot takes place in the middle of the nineteenth century at the manor house of the ailing heiress Elisabeth and the governess Maria taking care of her. In this film, full of surprising images, Grzegorzek seeks the truth about human relations and emotions: love and hatred, but also hope.

With the consent of TVP. The full offer of TVP materials is available at www.vod.tvp.pl.

Military Wives
reż|dir Peter Cattaneo | UK | 2019 | 112 min
prod|pro Rory Aitken, Ben Pugh, Piers Tempest scen|wr Rosanne Flynn, Rachel Tunnard zdj|ph Hubert Taczanowski muz|mus Lorne Balfe mon|ed Anne Sopel, Lesley Walker ob|cast Kristin Scott Thomas, Sharon Horgan, Emma Lowndes, Gaby French, Lara Rossi, Amy James-Kelly dys|dis Best Film

When a soldier is transferred to another unit, the whole family wanders with him. Military wives are facing the repeated building of neighbourly and community relations from scratch. They can find themselves in women’s choirs. Music has a wonderful power: it connects, relieves tensions, releases accumulated emotions and strengthens. Kate and Lisa, military wives with completely different personalities and temperaments fight for the decisive voice in the choir. If they don’t compromise, their dreamt performance at the Royal Albert Hall will not come true.

Up From the Streets: New Orleans The City of Music
reż|dir Michael Murphy | US | 2019 | 104 min
prod|pro Michael Murphy, Cilista Eberle, Robin Burgess scen|wr Michael Murphy zdj|ph Mark Moore muz|mus Terence Blanchard mon|ed Bruce Ochmanek ob|cast Terence Blanchard dys|dis Eagle Rock

New Orleans, the city where everyone knows each other. In the delta of Mississippi, a unique and explosive conglomeration of personalities and art of its own kind was created. Rooted in the music of black slaves, from the first hits of the drums to today’s complicated and unique phrases, New Orleans music is a separate category not only geographically but also culturally. Many later currents and styles are derived from that place. Our guide is Terence Blanchard, showing us not only the city but most of all the music that is inseparable from it, like the rhythm of a heartbeat. 

Story
reż|dir Jolanta Bankowska | PL | 2019 | 5 min
prod|pro Studio Munka

‘Story’ is a reflection about modern man in an age of omnipresent technology. Looking through stories – a popular function in many social media platforms – we see people who are lonely, lost or already indifferent about reality surrounding them. Action takes place during one day and it’s told by short, often (auto)ironic scenes, where virtual world sinks to reality.

La vendedora de Liros
reż|dir Igor Galuk | ARG | 2020 | 18 min
prod|pro Paula Asprella scen|wr Igor Galuk, ob|cast Jacinta Pinto, Indira Torrez Serrudo

Jacinta and her granddaughter Indira are Bolivian migrants. During the spring they work collecting flowers on the coast of the river, which they then sell in the cemetery of the town of Magdalena. Their daily tasks are hampered by racial problems that still exist in Argentina in relation to the ancestral cultures of Latin America.

Playback. Ensayo de una despedida
reż|dir Agustina Comedi | AR | 2019 | 14 min
prod|pro Magalí Mérida zdj|ph Magalí Mérida mon|ed Valeria Racioppi ob|cast Marcos García, La Delpi, Martín Shanly dys|dis María Vera (Kino Rebelde)

In Córdoba, far away from Argentina’s capital city, the end of a military regime promises a spring that doesn’t last long. “La Delpi” is the only survivor from a group of transgender women and drag queens, who began to die of AIDS in the late 80’s. In a catholic and conservative city, the Kalas Group made their weapons and trenches out of improvised dresses and playbacks. Today the images of a unique and unknown footage are not only a farewell letter, but also a friendship manifesto.

Nina
reż|dir Hristo Simeonov | BG | 2019 | 19 min
prod|pro Nikolay Todorov, Elena Mosholova, Poli Angelova scen|wr Konstantin Bojanov, zdj|ph Vesselin Hristov muz|mus Goran Andrich mon|ed Hristo Simeonov ob|cast Plamena Stefanova, Borislav Rusev, Margita Gosheva, Niki Chobanski

Following her dream of leaving for Spain to pursue a better life, Nina 13-year-old-roma girl must become a skilled pickpocket. This could happen under the control of the bossy Vasill, but Nina is feeling trapped in her relation with him. There are days when she is almost ready to run away from him. During her next attempt she is caught red-handed, but her victim decides not to call the police and, instead, offers help.

Fire Extinguisher
reż|dir Rodrigo Sopeña Costales, Joana Solnado | ES | 2019 | 5 min
prod|pro Rodrigo Sopeña scen|wr Rodrigo Sopeña, zdj|ph Adrián Perea, ob|cast Virginia Vargas

Milagros is obliged to install a fire extinguisher in her chapel. But first she will have to ask someone’s permission.

Oddech
reż|dir Daria Kasperek | PL | 2019 | 26 min
prod|pro Marcin Malatyński zdj|ph Michal Modlinger

A graduation tower was built in the Łódź housing estate, at which unusual, though daily meetings take place.

La voce della luna
reż|dir Federico Fellini | IT, FR | 1990 | 120 min
prod|pro Mario Cecchi Gori, Vittorio Cecchi Gori scen|wr Ermanno Cavazzoni, Federico Fellini, Tullio Pinelli zdj|ph Tonino Delli Colli muz|mus Nicola Piovani mon|ed Nino Baragli ob|cast Roberto Benigni, Paolo Villaggio, Nadia Ottaviani dys|dis Intramovies

Two protagonists, who differ in almost everything: a patient, released from a mental institution and looking for his beloved (brilliant Roberto Benigni) and a former prefect (Paolo Villaggio). The cross-section of life’s losers that they meet on their way, under even stranger circumstances, makes up a maze of funny and incredible adventures. For the viewer, it’s also a journey into the deep corners of the human mind. In his latest film Fellini returns to the motives from “La strada”, characters wander around the region of his childhood (Emilia-Romagna), and reality mixes smoothly with unreality in difficult to determine proportions.

The LUX PRIZE film award. An online conversation with Jacek Safuta, Head of the European Parliament Liaison Office in Poland. The panel is hosted by Grażyna Torbicka.

An online conversation with the founders of the ISFC – hosted by Maciej Jaszczyński.

An online conversation with the director of Military Wives, Peter Cattaneo and the actress Emma Lowndes.

The Farewell
reż|dir Lulu Wang | US, CN | 2019 | 100 min
prod|pro Anita Gou, Daniele Tate Melia, Andrew Miano, Peter Saraf, Marc Turtletaub, Lulu Wang, Chris Weitz, Jane Zheng scen|wr Lulu Wang zdj|ph Anna Franquesa Solano muz|mus Alex Weston mon|ed Matt Friedman, Michael Taylor ob|cast Awkwafina, Zhao Shuzhen, Tzi Ma, Diana Lin dys|dis M2 Films

Thirty-year-old American woman Billi is torn between her homeland and her birth country, China. She has an unfortunate moment in his life. She was just refused a scholarship, she’s also supposed to leave her apartment. To top it all off, bad news about her beloved grandmother are coming from home. Doyen of the family, Nai Nai has little life left, she is terminally ill with cancer. The family wants to gather around her for a last goodbye, but she is not informed about her fatal condition. A pretext for a family reunion is quickly invented – a loud wedding of one of the cousins. Lulu Wang’s film shows a clash of cultures and lifestyles and asks the inevitable question: is a “white lie” right or wrong?

Kunst kommt aus dem Schnabel wie er gewachsen ist
reż|dir Sabine Herpich | DE | 2020 | 106 min
prod|pro Tobias Büchner, Sabine Herpich scen|wr Sabine Herpich zdj|ph Sabine Herpich mon|ed Sabine Herpich ob|cast Gabriele Beer, Adolf Beutler, Till Kalischer, Nina Pfannenstiel, Suzy van Zehlendorf, Laura Nieße dys|dis newdocs

A completely absorbing art. The art, which is hope. The art, which is the sense of life. It is both work and self-expression. Just as important is what we are working on as the way we relate to the world through creativity. German documentary filmmaker Sabine Herpich observes disabled artists, who work at the Mosaik art studio in Berlin. Initially, the studio was one of the workshops, where everyday objects were created for money. Now art objects from Mosaik are present on the international art market. Herpich’s film focuses on works of art itself, the creators’ disability is secondary.

Wymyk
reż|dir Greg Zglinski | PL | 2011 | 85 min
prod|pro Łukasz Dzięcioł, Piotr Dzięcioł scen|wr Janusz Margański, Greg Zglinski zdj|ph Witold Płóciennik muz|mus Jacek Grudzień, Mariusz Ziemba mon|ed Leszek Starzyński ob|cast Robert Więckiewicz, Łukasz Simlat, Gabriela Muskała, Marian Dziędziel, Anna Tomaszewska dys|dis Best Film

The script was based on Cezary Harasimowicz’s “Jerzy” and inspired by real event: a group of hooligans pushing a man out of a speeding train. Through family history and ordinary, even plain situations into which the drama is woven, the director shows something deeper – the complexity of the characters, a combination of cowardice and guilt. Robert Więckiewicz, who plays the role of the main protagonist, usually associated with strong and decisive characters, this time creates a character full of doubts, nuances, complexes.

La strada
reż|dir Federico Fellini | IT | 1954 | 108 min
prod|pro Dino De Laurentiis, Carlo Ponti scen|wr Federico Fellini, Tullio Pinelli zdj|ph Otello Martelli, Carlo Carlini muz|mus Nino Rota mon|ed Leo Catozzo ob|cast Giulietta Masina, Anthony Quinn, Richard Basehart, Aldo Silvani, Marcella Rovere, Livia Venturini dys|dis Aurora

Loneliness in two – a strange, ambiguous relationship that links the travelling showman and strongman Zampano (Anthony Quinn) and his helper, simple-minded, honest and naive Gelsomina (Giulietta Masina), sold to Zampano by her family. They wander together to perform on village squares: Zampano breaks the chains on his chest and Gelsomina accompanies the shows and collects donations. A wise, beautiful film, a masterpiece! “La strada” has influenced and continues to influence many filmmakers and audiences around the world in an unprecedented way. Innovative at the time of the premiere – Fellini abandoned Italian neo-Realism and stops asking questions about the world order in the social dimension. Using magical realism, symbols and metaphors, he seeks the meaning of life that people give to their existence.

Nie lubię pana, Panie Fellini
Monodrama performed by Małgorzata Bogdańska | Authors: Małgorzata Bogdańska, Marek Koterski | Direction: Marek Koterski

Real Life
reż|dir Camila Mezzetti | US | 2019 | 1 min

What should we do when we discover that life is not literally a princess’s life?

Dante vs. Mohammed Ali
reż|dir Marc Wagenaar | NL | 2018 | 25 min
prod|pro Bettie Warnier, Dominique Hoogendoorn, Hanna Burkhardt, scen|wr Marc Wagenaar, zdj|ph Sjors Mosman, muz|mus César Lüttger, mon|ed Tobias Cornelissen, ob|cast Bas Keizer, Gijs Blom, Helmert Woudenberg

When Wolf refuses to fight his best friend Alexander during a weekly boxing match, the whole village turns against him. He tries to convince Alexander to join him leaving the village, but his overly romantic message runs into a wall.

Terminal
reż|dir Kim Allamand | CH | 2019 | 14 min
prod|pro Filippo Bonacci, Nicole Boner

An 80 year old woman spends her time at a bus station. She’s waiting for the right moment to leave this place forever.

La Guapa
reż|dir Paolo Cammarano | ES | 2019 | 15 min
prod|pro Rafael Casañ, Jesús Muñoz, Xavier Crespo scen|wr Paolo Cammarano, ob|cast Antonio Gómez

An ancient tavern known as ‘La guapa’ remains tied to the past, at the heart of a fishermen’s quarter on the edge of change.

Fikołek
reż|dir Milena Dutkowska | PL | 2019 | 30 min
prod|pro Kieślowski film school in Katowice scen|wr Milena Dutkowska ob|cast Bartłomiej Firlet, Piotr Polak, Anna Dymna, Jerzy Rogalski

Thirty-year-old Adam still lives with his overprotective mother. Their daily lives are filled with rituals of obedience and codependency. Everything changes when one night a man in a grey suit that is only visible to Adam starts accompanying him.

Un fils
reż|dir Mehdi M. Barsaoui | TN, FR, LB | 2019 | 95 min
prod|pro Habib Attia, Marc Irmer scen|wr Mehdi M. Barsaoui zdj|ph Antoine Héberlé muz|mus Amin Bouhafa mon|ed Camille Toubkis ob|cast Sami Bouajila, Najla Ben Abdallah, Youssef Khemiri, Noomen Hamda, Qasim Rawane, Slah Msaddak, Mohamed Ali Ben Jemaa dys|dis Party Sales

The family story told in the film is set in a specific political and social context – in 2011, seven months after the revolution in Tunisia. During the holidays, 11-year-old Aziz is seriously injured by a terrorist ambush. A liver transplant is the boy’s only chance to rescue. The results of the hospital’s tests will reveal a hidden family secret. Far from moral judgment or condemnation, Barsaoui shows the clash of modernity and tradition, the redefinition of the concepts of paternity and motherhood, the evolution of social roles and, in the human dimension, the issues of second chance and forgiveness.

An online conversation after the film Art Comes From the Beak the Way It Has Grown. The panel will be attended by: Sabine Herpich (director), Tobias Buchner (producer), Dorota Danielewicz (the author of the book Droga Jana), Adam Bodnar (the Polish Ombudsperson). Hosted by Grażyna Torbicka.

An online conversation with the founders of the ISFC – hosted by Maciej Jaszczyński.

An online conversation with Małgorzata Bogdańska and Marek Koterski, the makers of the monodrama I Don’t Like You, Mr Fellini. The panel is part of the Federico Fellini – 100 Years! section.

Obywatel Jones
reż|dir Agnieszka Holland | PL, UK, UA | 2019 | 141 min
prod|pro Stanisław Dziedzic, Klaudia Śmieja-Rostworowska, Andrea Chalupa scen|wr Andrea Chalupa zdj|ph Tomasz Naumiuk muz|mus Antoni Komasa-Łazarkiewicz mon|ed Michał Czarnecki ob|cast James Norton, Vanessa Kirby, Peter Sarsgaard, Joseph Mawle, Kenneth Cranham, Krzysztof Pieczyński, Patrycja Volny, Marcin Czarnik, Michalina Olszańska dys|dis Kino Świat

The 20th century was a period of two great totalitarian systems, whose murderous actions cost lives millions of victims. Just as Adolf Hitler and Nazi Germany are still the embodiment of evil to this day, the cruelty of the Stalinist period escape of the general awareness. Only the Ukrainian Holodomor – the Great Famine of the 1930s. cost the lives of four to five million people. A young, idealistic but also full of doubts Welsh journalist Gareth Jones sets off for the USSR to see for himself the course and results of the great processes of economic and social change in the Soviet Union. He is entering into next circles of hell, and his publications are unheard of neither in the UK nor in the world. Based on the findings of Jones’ journalistic investigation, the allegorical “Animal Farm” by Georg Orwell was written.

Love Child
reż|dir Eva Mulvad | DK | 2019 | 118 min
prod|pro Sigrid Jonsson Dyekjær sc|wr Eva Mulvad zdj|ph Lea Glob, Esben Grage, Eva Mulvad, Morten Ranmar, Meryem Yavuz muz|mus Jakob Bro, Thomas Knak, Anders Remmer, Jesper Skaaning mon|ed Adam Nielsen ob|cast Leila, Mani, Sahand dys|dis Autlook

The debate about the refugee crisis, one of the greatest global tragedies of recent years, is predominantly black and white. The Danish director introduces nuances to this discussion, creating a film “a vaccine against generalization”. “Love Child”; is as much a film about love as about the forced migration of an Iranian family. She portrays well educated, English-speaking people, Leila, Sahand and their son Mani, fleeing persecution for moral reasons. She has been documenting them for six years, recording scenes from everyday life, but also accompanied by the camera at breakthrough moments.

Seules les bêtes
reż|dir Dominik Mall | FR, DE | 2019 | 117 min
prod|pro Caroline Benjo, Carole Scotta, Barbara Letellier, Simon Arnal scen|wr Gilles Marchand, Dominik Moll zdj|ph Patrick Ghiringhelli muz|mus Benedikt Schiefer mon|ed Laurent Rouan ob|cast Denis Menochet, Laure Calamy, Damien Bonnard, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Nadia Tereszkiewicz, Guy Roger‚ Bibisse’ N’drin dys|dis Aurora

The Cesar-nominated script is an adaptation of Colin Niel’s best-selling criminal novel. The film is an intriguing and tense brain teaser, in which the successive pieces of the puzzle gradually begin to fit together. In a sleepy mountain town in France, a woman mysteriously disappears during a snowstorm. Five strangers are involved in the mystery, each of them hiding something, and their motives are not entirely clear. The director reveals five glances at Evelyn’s disappearance, adding threads and confusing clues. The case goes far beyond the place where the empty car was found.

My Darling Vivian
reż|dir Matt Riddlehoover | US | 2020 | 90 min
prod|pro Dustin Title, Matt Riddlehoover zdj|ph Josh Moody muz|mus Ian A. Hughes mon|ed Matt Riddlehoover ob|cast Vivian Liberto, Johnny Cash, Rosanne Cash, Kathy Cash Tittle, Cindy Cash, Tara Cash Schwoebel dys|dis The Film Collaborative

The Americans say that behind every successful man stands a woman. The marriage of Vivian Liberto and country music icon Johnny Cash lasted 12 years, they had four daughters. Before they got married, they wrote thousands of letters to each other – Cash served in the army, in a unit in Germany. Just one month after Cash was discharged they got married. The success came quickly and Johnny Cash from a US Air Force cadet became a star on the stage. The following years of fame, endless tours and drugs kept the artist away from his family and the marriage broke up. After so many years we have a chance to learn the story from Vivian’s perspective.

At the Other End of the Table
reż|dir Lise Remon | FR | 2019 | 4 min
prod|pro École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs

He tries to talk to her again. As usual, she seems very distant. But how can that be? She’s only at the other end of the table.

Home Sweet Home
reż|dir Agata Puszcz | PL | 2019 | 22 min
prod|pro Studio Munka scen|wr Michalina Fabijanska

Ten-year-old Olaf auditions for Rent A Life, a company that offers the wealthy a chance to hire family members and friends. He has a plan and, no matter what the cost, he absolutely has to be cast in a role in someone’s life.

Pipo et l’amour aveugle
reż|dir Hugo Le Gourrierec | FR | 2019 | 14 min
prod|pro Igal Kohen scen|wr Hugo Le Gourrierec, zdj|ph Vadim Alsayed muz|mus Laurent Faessel mon|ed Joris Laquittant ob|cast Anatole Zangs, Solange Fréjean

In a dehumanized world where emotions are rationed and measured by a gauge, Pipo, a factory worker falls in love with a woman sitting on a bench. He will try anything to attract her attention and seduce her with his own « language ».

Wyraj
reż|dir Agnieszka Nowosielska | PL | 2020 | 20 min
prod|pro Krystyna Doktorowicz, Kieślowski Film School in Katowice

A psychological drama about improbable events from the life of one family. The sudden illness of Weronka’s father breaks her quiet and idyllic life. While playing with his friends, her son Pietrek experiences a situation which makes him believe that he has healing powers. Everything that surrounds Weronka calls for her attention, and a series of events gets out of her control. Is it possible that Pietrek has an influence over his grandfather’s health?

Eu nāo sou Pilatus
reż|dir Welket Bungué | PT | 2019 | 11 min

To us, we understand perfectly. This the state we have become. However, we want civil rights to be respected, but we continue to express a kind of feeling for the other, apparently unusual and distant, an endemic, purgative and distancing racism. Here I express myself.

Traverser la Nuit
reż|dir Johann G. Louis | FR | 2019 | 20 min
prod|pro Insolence productions scen|wr Johann G. Louis zdj|ph Yannig Dumoulin ob|cast Stéphanie Michelini, Myriam Boyer, Gaëlle Haüsermann

A national road not very transient, a hotel on probation, a road restaurant from another time. A young woman, Daphne, drives through these desert landscapes. It’s nighttime. She meets people who seem to know her without being able to give her a name. Who is Daphne? Could it be a ghost who came to walk in the footsteps of her past? 

Duże zwierzę
reż|dir Jerzy Stuhr | PL | 2000 | 73 min
prod|pro Janusz Morgenstern, Sławomir Rogowski scen|wr Krzysztof Kieślowski zdj|ph Paweł Edelman muz|mus Abel Korzeniowski mon|ed Elżbieta Kurkowska ob|cast Anna Dymna, Jerzy Stuhr, Dominika Bednarczyk, Błażej Wójcik, Andrzej Franczyk dys|dis TVP

Big Animal was meant to be the feature debut of excellent director Krzysztof Kieślowski. However, during the communist era in Poland, there was no permission for such a film. The script found after Kieślowski’s death was developed by Jerzy Stuhr, who directed and played the main role in “Big Animal”. The result is a poetic, metaphorical film that deals with the issue of tolerance, otherness and even love for one’s neighbour. The hero, a bank clerk, together with his wife, a kindergarten teacher, take care of an abandoned camel. They are raising the opposition of the whole town and alone they are facing increasingly bizarre accusations against the animal.

With the consent of TVP. The full offer of TVP materials is available at www.vod.tvp.pl.

An online conversation with the founders of the ISFC – hosted by Maciej Jaszczyński.

“We’ve become immune.” – An online conversation after The Big Animal. The panel will be attended by Jerzy Stuhr and Andrzej Luter and hosted by Grażyna Torbicka.

Sala samobójcow. Hejter
reż|dir Jan Komasa | PL | 2020 | 115 min
prod|pro Jerzy Kapuściński, Wojciech Kabarowski scen|wr Mateusz Pacewicz zdj|ph Radosław Ładczuk muz|mus Michał Jacaszek mon|ed Aleksandra Gowin ob|cast Maciej Musialowski, Vanessa Aleksander, Danuta Stenka, Jacek Koman, Agata Kulesza, Maciej Stuhr dys|dis Kino Świat

Tomek is studying law at the University of Warsaw with the financial assistance of Mr and Mrs Krasucki, parents of his childhood friend Gabi. The punishment for Tomek’s plagiarism is expulsion from the university, which the protectors do not know and they continue to support Tomek. When the case comes to light, they break off contact with him, cutting him off from Gabi, with whom his secretly in love. Tomek is employed on an internet troll farm, his actions are becoming more aggressive and he’s attacking more and more important characters. Full of anger, he also invigorates the Krasuckis family, on whom he wants revenge. Komasa looks closely at those characters, who are invisible in everyday life, but acting in the masses can overturn the established order.

Body of Truth
reż|dir Evelyn Schels | DE, CH | 2019 | 96 min
prod|prod Arek Gielnik zdj|ph Börres Weiffenbach muz|mus Christop Rinnert mon|ed Ulrike Tortora ob|cast Marina Abramović, Sigalit Landau, Shirin Neshat, Katharina Sieverding dys|dis Autlook

The delicate, fragile body of a human, a woman, is a victim of armed conflict. Four exceptional artists, experienced by the war, make their bodies an art but also a weapon against violence. The themes of the Balkan Wars, the conflict in the Middle East, the Iranian revolution and fascism are transformed by the artists into unique artworks, while at the same time being a strong political and socially important statement. The director portrays delicate, sensitive women, yet full of power and strength: Marina Abramović, Sigalit Landau, Shirin Neshat and Katharina Sieverding. They all oppose death, rape and war-related violence, on every war.

La marche des loups
reż|dir Jean-Michel Bertrand | FR | 2019 | 90 min
prod|pro Jean-Pierre Bailly, Stéphan Millière scen|wr Jean-Michel Bertrand zdj|ph Jean-Michel Bertrand, Marie Amiguet muz|mus Armand Amar mon|ed Laurence Buchmann dys|dis France TV

As young wolves leave their place of birth, adventurers set out to discover new territories. Bertrand follows the footsteps of the wolves, trying to understand what influences their relationship with other animals, other wolves, other predators – of which man is the most dangerous for them. The question is, who enters the other’s territory? A fascinating story not only about nature but it is also a road movie. We immerse ourselves in breathtaking wilderness landscapes, in the valley of the French Alps.

La decima vittima
reż|dir Elio Petri | IT, FR | 1965 | 92 min
prod|pro Carlo Ponti scen|wr Tonino Guerra, Giorgio Salvioni, Ennio Flaiano, Elio Petri, Ernesto Gastaldi zdj|ph Gianni Di Venanzo muz|mus Piero Piccioni mon|ed Ruggero Mastroianni ob|cast Marcello Mastroianni, Ursula Andres, Elsa Martinelli, Salvo Randone, Massimo Serato, Milo Quesada, Luce Bonifassy dys|dis surifilm

There are no wars in the 21st century. The entertainment offered by the ubiquitous television has a brutal dimension. To satisfy the bloodthirsty instincts, the “Great Hunt” telethon is broadcast, in which life is at stake and fame and a million dollars are awards for the winner. Among the participants are hunters, who track and kill their victims and move on to the next round. The victims are selected at random. In the final, there is a clash between the desire for victory and more and more complicated emotions among the last two participants.

Max Richter’s Sleep
reż|dir Natalie Johns | UK | 2019 | 99 min
prod|pro Stefan Demetriou, Julie Jakobek, Yulia Mahr, Oualid Mouaness zdj|ph Peter Cadman, Elisha Christian, Matthias Maercks, Jacki Moonves muz|mus Max Richter mon|ed Michael Carter, Matt Cronin, Dom Whitworth ob|cast Max Richter dys|dis Against Gravity

Max Richter’s opus “Sleep” is an eight-hour-long performance, composed as an antidote to the fast-paced and hectic life of today. It is also a composition that requires the musicians to be in an unprecedented condition, giving the audience a respite and a sense of unity immersed in the “Sleep”. The director accompanies Richter in preparations for the most ambitious live performance, presenting “Sleep” at the open-air concert in Grand Park in Los Angeles. She poetically portrays the artist, his work, but also a strong and creative relationship with his life partner Yulia Mahr.

The screening by courtesy of the Millennium Docs Against Gravity.

Cykl
reż|dir Julia Benedyktowicz | PL | 2020 | 6 min
prod|pro Agata Golańska, scen|wr Julia Benedyktowicz|, muz|mus Joanna Szczęsnowicz

The main heroine lives trapped in the rhythm of the city. She is haunted by the recurring glitches of urban noise, which prevents her from functioning in her regular routine. She breaks the cycle from her overwhelming nightmares to follow the moon and experience a different world.

Wschód – Zachód
reż|dir Natalia Koniarz | PL | 2020 | 20 min
prod|pro Kieślowski Film School in Katowice

The roads of Donbass refugees – women and men – are constantly crossing and they are slowly building their relationship.

Todo lo que flota
reż|dir María Matiz Borda | CO | 2019 | 25 min
prod|pro Angélica Hoyos, scen|wr JMaría Matiz Borda, ob|cast María Matiz Borda, Juan Lugo

Simona and Lucas are two friends who decide to go away for the weekend. Lucas claims to be queer, but Simona doesn’t get that grey area, specially because he has always dated men. They drive to the countryside where they meet Alex, an androgynous teenager to whom Lucas is attracted. With Alex in between, the uncertainty of the nature of their relationship surfaces. They must face their feelings for each other and their own sexual identities, making decisions that put their friendship to the test.

Package
reż|dir Davide Curto | IT | 2020 | 2 min

“The package I have been waiting for a long time is delayed due to the lockdown”. The package finally arrives and gives its owner a brief moment of orgasmic joy.

Anna
reż|dir Dekel Berenson | UK | 2019 | 15 min
prod|pro Dekel Berenson, Merlin Merton, Olga Beskhmelnytsina, scen|wr Dekel Berenson, ob|cast Svetlana Barandich, Anastasia Vyazovskaya, Eric R. Gilliatt, Alina Chornogub, Liana Khobelia, Istan Rozumny, Pavel Levitsky

Living in war-torn Eastern Ukraine, Anna is an aging single mother who is desperate for a change. Lured by a radio advertisement, she goes to party with a group of American men who are touring the country, searching for love.

Koniec sezonu
reż|dir Stanisław Cuske | PL | 2019 | 20 min
prod|pro Studio Munka

The older marriage sails out on a cruise on the lakes, where they have spent the entire one’s life. The enclosed space of the yacht provokes reflection on the future as well on what has passed. In the evenings old melodies resound.

The Assistant
reż|dir Kitty Green | US | 2019 | 87 min
prod|pro P. Jennifer Dana, Kitty Green, Ross Jacobson, Scott Macaulay, James Schamus scen|wr Kitty Green zdj|ph Michael Latham muz|mus Tamar-kali mon|ed Kitty Green, Blair McClendon ob|cast Julia Garner, Matthew Macfadyen, Makenzie Leigh, Kristine Froseth, Jjon Orsini, Noah Robbins, Alexander Chaplin, Jay O. Sanders, Juliana Canfield, Dagmara Domińczyk, Bregje Heinen, Clara Wong, Purva Bedi, Patrick Breen, Migs Govea, Daoud Heidam dys|dis Galapagos

Although gender equality has long been included in the legislation, women are still victims of mobbing and abuse of power. The strike of #metoo movement inspired Kitty Green to tell a story that sadly still happens all over the world. A young girl, just a college graduate, starts to work as an assistant to an influential film producer. Julia Garner’s masterclass performance and the annoying question left, what do we keep closing our eyes to?

An online conversation with the director of Body of Truth, Evelyn Schels, and an art historian and curator Anda Rottenberg.

An online conversation with the founders of the ISFC – hosted by Maciej Jaszczyński.

An online conversation with the maker of Wolf Walk, Jean Michel Bertrand.

An online conversation with the director of The Assistant, Kitty Green, and the Cinema Therapy panel. Guests: J. Olekszyk, K. Miller, M. Harland.

Dolor y gloria
reż|dir Pedro Almodóvar | ES, FR | 2019 | 113 min
prod|pro Agustín Almodóvar, Esther García scen|wr Pedro Almodóvar zdj|ph José Luis Alcaine muz|mus Alberto Iglesias mon|ed Teresa Font ob|cast Antonio Banderas, Penélope Cruz, Leonardo Sbaraglia, Asier Etxeandia, Cecilia Roth, Raúl Arévalo, Nora Navas dys|dis Gutek Film

The latest film from Spanish director: lots of awards and nominations, the Antonio Banderas’ performance of life and Pedro Almodóvar with his best actors. Writing a script about an ageing cult director, Almodóvar drew a handful from his own biography, the main character Banderas wears Almodóvar’s clothes and the set design is filled with his furniture. It is mostly a story about a creative independent spirit struggling with a weakened body. Main protagonist Salvador is in a creative crisis, suffering not only physically but also mentally. He has a back- and headache, but the most troublesome is depression, severe pain of existence and lack of desire to live.

El Reino
reż|dir Rodrigo Sorogoyen| ES, FR | 2018 | 132 min
prod|pro Gerardo Herrero, Mikel Lejarza, Mercedes Gamero scen|wr Isabel Peña, Rodrigo Sorogoyen zdj|ph Alejandro de Pablo muz|mus Olivier Arson mon|ed Olivier Arson ob|cast Antonio de la Torre, Josep María Pou, Barbara Lennie, Nacho Fresneda, Ana Wagener, Francisco Reyes, Mónica López dys|dis Latido

Power, money, political corruption, lies and a ruthless fight to stay on top. Sound familiar? The titled “kingdom” is a political deal that continues despite the fall of “kings”. Manuel López-Vidal, Vice-President of the autonomy, is blamed for political corruption in his party. From an extremely liked politician he becomes accused of financial embezzlement and abuse of power. Supported by his wife and daughter, he tries to continue playing a difficult game and trying to change the prevailing balance of power. Sorogoyen avoids simple judgement, he prefers to ask the question “why?”. Special screening — European Parliament LUX Film Prize [www.luxprize.eu]

A ciascuno il suo
reż|dir Elio Petri | IT | 1967 | 99 min
prod|pro Giuseppe Zaccariello scen|wr Elio Petri, Ugo Pirro zdj|ph Luigi Kuveiller muz|mus Luis Bacalov mon|ed Ruggero Mastroianni ob|cast Gabriele Ferzetti, Irene Papas, Luigi Pistilli, Gian Maria Volonte, Salvo Randone dys|dis filmbankmedia

“To Each His Own” (suum cuique) is a latin maxim from the L’Osservatore Romano vignette. The letters, cut out from this magazine, were used in a death threatening anonymous letter to a pharmacist in a small Sicilian town. There are only three L’Osservatore Romano subscribers in the area, and the next day the pharmacist dies on a hunt. The situation gives no peace of mind to a left-wing teacher who is undertaking a private investigation. Elio Petri’s screenplay, for which he was awarded in Cannes (1967), was based on the motifs of Leonard Sciascia’s famous novel. Petri was one of the first Italian directors to show the close links between politics, the Church and mafia.

The Great Green Wall
reż|dir Jared P. Scott | UK | 2019 | 90 min
prod|pro Fernando Meirelles scen|wr Jared P. Scott, Alexander Asen, Sarah MacDonald zdj|ph Tim Cragg muz|mus Inna Modja, Charlie Mole mon|ed Pilar Rico ob|cast Inna Modja, Songhoy Blues, Didier Awadi, Betty G., Waje dys|dis WaZabi Fims

Climate change is a key challenge for our civilization. The progressive degradation of the environment is causing humanitarian crises, armed conflicts and migration waves. One of the solutions for this situation is the “Great Green Wall” – 8000 kilometers long belt of trees, planted on the outskirts of the Sahara across the entire African continent. The aim is to rebuild the natural environment, to stop climate change and to build a future for the local people. This huge project is followed by the Malian activist and musician Inna Modja.

Der Bär in Mir
reż|dir Roman Droux | CH | 2019 | 91 min
prod|pro Roman Droux scen|wr Roman Droux zdj|ph Roman Droux, David Bittner muz|mus Bänz Isler, Sandra Stalder mon|ed Roman Droux ob|cast David Bittner, Willy Foulton dys|dis cineworks/memox

For the Swiss filmmaker, teddy bear, the memory of a faithful childhood companion, evolved into a fascination with the real bear – an unusual, mythical animal. Droux accompanied by David Bittner, a biologist and bear researcher is going to Alaska, the universe of wild grizzlies. The film is a record of the search for a pair of animals, the male Ball and his great love, Luna. The awakening Arctic summer is the scene of bloody male fights and dramatic attempts to survive the young. In the Droux lens shows the monumental beauty of one of the last wild corners of North America, where it is easier to get a bear’s footprint than a human foot, which is also full of emotional closeness.

Wieloryb z Lorino
reż|dir Maciej Cuske | PL | 2019 | 59 min
prod|pro Mikołaj Pokromski, Aldona Pokromska scen|wr Maciej Cuske zdj|ph Piotr Bernaś, Artur Sienicki muz|mus Michał Jacaszek mon|ed Katarzyna Orzechowska dys|dis Pokromski Studio

The director, chose a distant part of the world, not only geographically but also mentally. The Czukocki Peninsula is located far from the tourist trails, monochromatic, in dim colours, still with a bust of Lenin in the middle of place. However, the inhabitants of Lorino: Inuit, Russians and Chuckles, struggling with everyday life and harsh climate have a common, quite bloody ritual. The community-wide whale hunting used to be strongly religious in the past. Today, economic considerations prevail – majestic mammals allow them to survive.

The screening by courtesy of the Millennium Docs Against Gravity.

Tomasz Gąssowski (1963), Polish composer, producer and director, graduated from the Development Lab, film directing course at the Wajda School, member of the Polish Film Academy. Musician – passionate. He has won numerous awards for scores as well as for music for commercials, including MocArt RMF Classic in the category: Film Music of the Year 2013 for the score for “Imagine”. He often cooperates with Andrzej Jakimowski. Gąssowski wrote music for, among others, “Squint Your Eyes” and “Tricks”. He is a juror of this year’s International Short Film Competition at the Two Riversides Film and Art Festival. During the Cinema Lesson, we will explore the issues of the score composer’s cooperation with the director or the invaluable role of music in film.

The LUX PRIZE film award. An online introduction to the film The Realm. (director: R. Sorogoyen) An online conversation with Jacek Safuta, Head of the European Parliament Liaison Office in Poland. The panel is hosted by Grażyna Torbicka.

An online conversation with the maker of Bear-Like, Roman Droux.

An online conversation with the makers of The Whale from Lorino. The panel will be attended by: Maciej Cuske (director), Katarzyna Orzechowska (editor), and Mikołaj Pokromski (producer).

Ikar. Legenda Mietka Kosza
reż|dir Maciej Pieprzyca | PL | 2019 | 110 min
prod|pro Renata Czarnkowska-Listoś, Maria Gołoś scen|wr Maciej Pieprzyca zdj|ph Witold Płóciennik muz|mus Leszek Możdżer mon|ed Piotr Kmiecik ob|cast Dawid Ogrodnik, Cyprian Grabowski, Piotr Adamczyk, Mikołaj Chroboczek, Wiktoria Gorodeckaja, Justyna Wasilewska, Michał Filipiak, Jowita Budnik, Jacek Koman, Dariusz Chojnacki, Grzegorz Mielczarek, Barbara Wypych, Katarzyna Wajda, Maja Komorowska dys|dis Next Film

“While playing, I can see. I’m healthy until I play” – was saying about his music Mietek Kosz, almost completely forgotten Polish jazz artist. He was born in a small village and lost his sight in the age of twelve. Music become a remedy for illness. The director, Maciej Pieprzyca said: ‘Mietek’s life was indeed a dramatic adventure, full of touching, funny and tragic moments. It was like his music – a great improvisation, a mixture of bitterness and sadness, joy and humor, love and passion’. Mietek Kosz was like Icarus – he achieve stars, but fell from height into oblivion. And once again we can admire outstanding performance by Dawid Ogrodnik, who plays main protagonist.

Jo Kuluk
reż|dir Mirlan Abdykalykov | KG | 2019 | 88 min
prod|pro Altynai Koichumanova, Aibek Djangaziev scen|wr Ernest Abdyjaparov, Mirlan Abdykalykov zdj|ph Talant Akynbekov muz|mus Murzali Jeenbaev mon|ed Evgeniy Krokhmalenko ob|cast Temirlan Asankadyrov, Ruslan Orozakunov, Meerim Atantaeva, Ilimbek Kalmuratov dys|dis Pluto

A picturesque mountain village in Kyrgyzstan. Yekshen, a talented runner, grew up faster and is more mature than a metric twelve-year-old. He’s smart, strong and independent. He has no support in the family – parents are divorced, father drinks. These are real problems faced by many Kyrgyz teenagers today. The chance to change the boy’s fate is to take part in a running competition. Yekshen has an extremely strong will, he is determined, he wants victory above all for his family, which is most precious to him.

Magari
reż|dir Ginevra Elkann | IT, FR | 2019 | 104 min
prod|pro Lorenzo Gangarossa, Mario Gianani, Lorenzo Mieli, Paul-Dominique Win Vacharasinthu scen|wr Chiara Barzini, Ginevra Elkann zdj|ph Vladan Radovic muz|mus Riccardo Sinigallia mon|ed Desideria Rayner ob|cast Riccardo Scamarcio, Alba Rohrwacher, Milo Roussel, Céline Sallette, Brett Gelman, Ettore Giustiniani, Oro De Commarque, Benjamin Baroche, Luigi Catani dys|dis Rai Com

Usually, the worlds of father and mother vary, but sometimes the differences between them are amazing. Three siblings, raised in Paris, in a bourgeois house of an Orthodox mother with Russian roots, are unexpectedly sent to their father. Now Carlo, an out-of-the-box, broke and barely viable himself Italian, faces the challenges of parenthood. The clash of worldviews and explosions of emotions, but also the whole spectrum of feelings will accompany them during the holiday break at the beach house.

Sheytan vojud nadarad
reż|dir Mohammad Rasoulof | DE, IR, CZ | 2019 | 151 min
prod|pro Mohammad Rasoulof, Farzad Pak scen|wr Mohammad Rasoulof zdj|ph Ashkan Ashkani muz|mus Amir Molookpour mon|ed Meysam Muini, Mohammadreza Muini ob|cast Ehsan Mirhosseini, Shaghayegh Shourian, Kaveh Ahangar, Mahtab Servati, Mohammad Valizadegan, Baran Rasoulof dys|dis Aurora

In contemporary Iran, killing is institutionalized, the death penalty remains in place and responsibility for the execution is spread over many people. But that doesn’t make the title evil disappear. Rasoulof tells four stories, connected by a common denominator – a mystery and a tough choice. The stories of four very different characters and the decisions they have to make are an important statement by the Iranian director against the death penalty. The silent dramas make up a powerful morality play about the limits of freedom and the consequences of choice. Film was awarded Golden Berlin Bear in 2020.

Forman vs. Forman
reż|dir Jakub Hejna, Helena Třeštíková | FR, CZ | 2019 | 77 min
prod|pro Kateřina Černá, Christine Camdessus, Alena Müllerová, Madeleine Avramoussis scen|wr Helena Třeštíková, Jakub Hejna zdj|ph David Cysař muz|mus Gilles Sivilotto mon|ed Jakub Hejna ob|cast Milos Forman, Miroslav Ondrícek dys|dis Against Gravity

Miloš Forman. Anxious and fighting for his reasons, tirelessly seeking for freedom, both artistic and individual. A champion of the Czechoslovakian New Wave, after his emigration in 1968 he made outstanding films in the USA, including the Oscar-winning “Flight over the Cuckoo’s Nest”. Jakub Hejna and Helena Třeštíková looked through more than a hundred archival materials, many of which had not been published before, and they made a story of Forman’s life, full of twists and turns, of his courage and talents. The narrator is the director’s son, theatre actor Petr Forman.

Steven Tyler: Out on a Limb
reż|dir Casey Tebo| US | 2018 | 94 min
prod|pro Casey Tebo zdj|ph Tom Zaleski, Will Barrat, Charles Frank muz|mus Christopher T. Mollere, Paul Santo mon|ed Casey Tebo ob|cast Robert DeLeo, Steven Tyler, Slash, Adam Green, Rebecca Warfield dys|dis VMI

Starting a solo career on your 70th birthday? Yeah, it is possible if you’re the world-famous popular rockstar Steven Tyler. The leader of Aerosmith has made one more twist – of music style. Associated so far with a strong, hard rock sound, he recorded a country music album and presented it to the audience in Nashville. The film is an intimate portrait of a musician looking for his personal and artistic fulfilment.

An online broadcast from Kazimierz Dolny – Grażyna Torbicka presents the winners of the International Short Film Competition.

Koncert inaugurujący nowy festiwal JAZZNOWIEC. Utytułowani muzycy – Andrzej Jagodziński (wspaniały pianista jazzowy, kompozytor i aranżer, uczestnik największych jazzowych festiwali świata), Adam Cegielski (wirtuoz kontrabasu, zarówno w muzyce jazzowej, jak i klasycznej), Czesław „Mały” Bartkowski (legenda polskiej sceny jazzowej, od początku kariery współpracujący z najwybitniejszymi), przedstawiają swoją, jazzową wersję utworów Fryderyka Chopina.

Portrait de la jeune fille en feu
reż|dir Céline Sciamma | FR | 2019 | 122 min
prod|pro Bénédicte Couvreur scen|wr Céline Sciamma zdj|ph Claire Mathon muz|mus Jean-Baptiste de Laubier, Arthur Simonini mon|ed Julien Lacheray ob|cast Noémie Merlant, Adèle Haenel, Luàna Bajrami dys|dis Gutek Film

Brittany, 1770. A part of the dowry of the rich noblewoman Heloise is her portrait. But it has to be painted in secret from its heroine. She also does not know the details of her own planned marriage. An emancipated painter Marianne, who is supposed to pretend to be her lady for company, is hired to create the portrait. Stormy, flamboyant, painterly images. Hidden emotions, which explode with full strength. The protagonists of the film are challenging their times. The director does not give clear answers, what can be first taken as a melodrama turns out to be a full of tension thriller and switching points of view reveal further concepts.