Polish Documentary Classics

Another very important feature of dokumentART is the systematic presentation of Polish documentary classics. This part of the programme has included films by such eminent Polish filmmakers as Krzysztof Kieślowski, Jacek Bławut, Paweł Łoziński and Bogdan Dziworski as well as the work of Kazimierz Karabasz, co-founder of the so-called Polish school of the documentary. Bławut, Łoziński and Dziworski have been guests at the festival and the screening of Karabasz’s films was accompanied by a meeting with the author of a book on his work, Mikołaj Jazdon, who is a film scholar and director of the International Film Festival OFF Cinema. 


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Filmy poprzednich edycji

  • Abu Haraz72'
    The clash of tradition and civilisational progress depicted in a desert village in North Sudan. The construction of a giant dam threatens to flood the settlement, evict its inhabitants, and annihilate life as they knew it – life to the rhythm of nature.
     
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  • Violated Letters56'
    A moving portrait of Poles in the People's Republic of Poland – composed of intimate letters filled with anguish, despair, and threats directed at the government; letters controlled by security officers  who are to report on public attitudes. The film is composed of unique archive material.
     
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  • Biathlon / Dwubój klasyczny11'

    POL 1978, 11'

    A film impression of the beauty of cross-country skiing and the risks that come with it. The camera accompanies the competitors during their impressive and successful acrobatics, and also in moments of failure.
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  • Fencer / Fechtmistrz12'

    POL 1980, 12'

    A multidimensional story about Władysław Kurpiewski, who devoted all his life to fencing and raising new generations of Polish Olympians.
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  • Voice of Hope58'
    The tune of the Polish Broadcasting Station of Radio Free Europe has entrenched itself in the minds of several generations of Poles. In times of communist propaganda, the broadcasting station was one of the few sources of credible information from around the country and the world.
     
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  • Hockey / Hokej12'

    POL 1976, 12'

    World Championship in ice hockey in Katowice – the players are going all out – we are admiring the speed, the technique, the will to fight. At the same time, the signs of the sport's increasingly brutalised rivalry is alarming.
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  • One Day in People's Poland58'
    September 27th, 1962. That day in the People's Republic of Poland nothing outstanding took place. And yet, there emerged an interesting story about a time that seems both distant and very familiar. The film's author spent over a year collecting the documentation.
     
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  • A Few Stories About Man / Kilka opowieści o człowieku14'

    POL 1983, 19'

    A portrayal of a young man (Jerzy Orłowski) who is missing both his hands. The camera records his behaviour in different circumstances. In spite of his cruel disability, the man is full of zest for life, he gets by in every situation, he is the master of his body.
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  • The Cross and the Axe / Krzyż i topór14'

    POL 1972, 14'

    A reflective story about the history and present day of the Krzyżtopór castle in Ujazd.
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  • The Cross and the Axe / Krzyż i topór14'

    POL 1972, 14'

    A reflective story about the history and present day of the Krzyżtopór castle in Ujazd.
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  • Olympics / Olimpiada17'

    POL 1978, COL, DOC, OS, 17'

    A film made during the junior ski competition in Zakopane reflects the atmosphere of the first sport struggles – the first losses, the first taste of victory, and the bitterness of failure. Children, cheered on by adults, give up their carefree pastimes to take part in “adult” competition.
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  • Georg Philipp Telemann’s travels from Żary to Pszczyna14'

    POL 1974, 14'

    A film diary from the journey in the footsteps of a German composer who in 1704 came to the manor house of Graf Erdmann in Żary and from there he went for a short stay to Pszczyna.
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  • Skiing scenes with Franz Klammer / Sceny narciarskie z Franzem Klammerem21'
    Bogdan Dziworski, Zbigniew Rybczyński, Gerald Kargl, POL, AUT 1980, 21'

    A documentary created together with Zbigniew Rybczyński (before he was awarded an Oscar) and Gerald Kargl. The film's protagonist is Franz Klammer, Austrian skier, one of the sport icons of the seventies. The film is an example of the so-called creational documentary.

     

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  • A Dream / Sen8'

    POL 1986, 8'

    The filmmaker’s subjective view on the creative work of another artist – distinguished painter Zdzisław Beksiński.

     

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  • Weightless57'
    A fascinating film about Soviet astronautics. The author builds a feeling of enchantment with the cosmos and joy of dreams coming true – only to break it soon after, uncovering the secret of cruel medical experiments on humans and animals. The film reveals the tragedy of catastrophes and death, and ends with the bitterness of disappointment, meaninglessness, and emptiness.
     
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  • Szapito29'

    POL 1984, 29'

    A lyrical report on the artists of the “Szapito” circus, who are ending their professional career. Dziworski records the last performances of the old people, furtively observing their behaviour. The mood is elevated by the beautiful cinematography by Krzysztof Ptak and Wit Dąbal.
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  • The prisoner / Więzień40'

    POL, GBR 1990, 40'

    A documentary impression on Jurek Orłowski – a draughtsman-amateur with no hands. We are observing him in his prison cell, doing time for theft, and after he gets out of prison. For him, each and every little everyday activity is a fight for fitness and dignity.
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  • Hear Us All21'
    During a Polish expedition in Sudan, the archeological discovery of an early-Christian grave becomes the canvas for a film mystery with deep and inconspicuous symbolism.
     
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  • Hear My Cry46'
    In 1968 at the 10th-Anniversary Stadium, Ryszard Siwiec set himself on fire in protest “against the tyranny of lies that overwhelm the world.” Out of the statements of the ones closest to Siwiec, and out of the reports of onlookers, there emerges a portrait of an honourable man who does not submit to compromise.
     
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