DOCUMENTARY.PL Competition – set I

5.12.2025, 20:45
Centrum im. Ludwika Zamenhofa, 19 Warszawska St
admission free

Lift Lady
director: Marcin Modzelewski
director of photography: Jakub Urbański
music: Tymoteusz Karaś-Tęcza
Poland 2024, 25’

Brutalist architecture, a toll elevator and the surrealism of the environment are the daily life of Mzia, a former sniper overseeing this globally unique transportation system. This film’s grotesqueness paints a tragicomic picture of modern Georgia.

Za moich czasów
In My Day
director: Iga Lis
director of photography: Nadia Szymańska
music: Bartosz Kruczyński
Poland 2025, 11’36”

Through intimate, real-life phone calls between grandmothers and their granddaughters, we are invited into the heart of personal confessions, where stories of heartbreak, enduring love, and loss unfold. The film paints a universal portrait of womanhood, shaped by love’s complexities across time.

Słońce jest tak nisko
The sun is low
director: Marta Ojrzyńska
directors of photography: Marta Ojrzyńska, Milo Nalazek
music: Bartosz Dziadosz
Poland 2025, 18’

After breaking up with her partner, a mother takes her eight-year-old son on a camper trip. Now these two will be able to start their lives just together. The journey is accompanied by very insightful and moving conversations between mother and son and painted landscapes. The roles of mother and son are reversed during this short expedition.

Świeżak
Freshman
directors: Michał Edelman, Tomasz Pawlik
director of photography: Tomasz Pawlik
Poland 2024, 17’

Two-year observation of fifteen-year-old Jędrek. Cut off from his family and loved ones, the boy gets locked up in a juvenile prison. Now he has to adapt to a new, harsh environment. At first, he is scared and lonely, but later, he meets a friend – Wojtek. The juvy slowly becomes their new home.