Essay

Essay 1979

1

A teenage boy attempts to define himself and answer the most important questions troubling him.

1979

Her Return

Her Return 1975

7.20

An industrialist's wife announces that she is leaving him, but returns shortly after and tells him that she will only stay with him for appearances. This causes the industrialist to rethink his life choices.

1975

Na odsiecz Wiedniowi

Na odsiecz Wiedniowi 1983

1

Film about the famous Battle of Vienna and the events surrounding it.

1983

War Song

War Song 1986

1

A film based on an improvised narration by a young boy about war.

1986

Ant Trails

Ant Trails 1956

1

Educational documentary that illustrates the living conditions and importance of ants in environmental ecosystems.

1956

Stanisław i Anna

Stanisław i Anna 1987

1

The 17th century, the reign of King Władysław IV. The half-siblings of Stanisław and Anna Oświęcim have been linked by love since childhood. During the feast, a conflict arises between Stanisław and Zebrzydowski, Anna's competitor. Stanisław is wounded in a duel. Anna bandages him in her room. There is a rapprochement between them. Stanisław leaves for the Vatican to obtain a dispensation from the Pope for a wedding with Anna. Meanwhile, Anna repents, misses, prays and refuses to eat. Not a single word is spoken in the movie. The mood is built by Karłowicz's music.

1987

Pictures from the World of Moulds

Pictures from the World of Moulds 1960

1

Using Aspergillus niger mold, we observe culture breeding and the formation of spores. Microscope images show the structure and method of mold reproduction, the properties of which are used in the production of citric acid.

1960

Rat Pack

Rat Pack 1986

7.20

Szczurolap is a powerful analogy to the aims of an authoritarian society to destroy dissidents.

1986

Grandmamauntsistercat

Grandmamauntsistercat 2024

7.00

Film created from the Polish Educational Archive materials, telling the story of a matriarchal family through the eyes of a child grappling with the reproduction of ideological and representational systems. Originally created as didactic and propagandist tools in communist Poland, the footage is repurposed as a locus of auto-fictional memories, with their scientific register shifted towards a treatment of images themselves as specimens.

2024