SCHOOL FILM DAYS
The story of little orphan Max who escapes from his wicked foster parents only to find himself in Frankenstein’s castle. There he meets mysterious and sometimes peculiar creatures who, for all their... > more

IN MEMORIAM MIKLÓS JANCSÓ
There is much that one might write about the importance of Miklós Jancsó for Hungarian cinema and for international filmmaking altogether. About the breathtaking beauty of his films in which human... > more

Dr. Margarete Wach: Cinematic East-West Divan: the children of Marx and Coca-Cola, poètes maudits, coincidentia oppositorum, or “Nouvelle Vague Polonaise“ three times over.

In biographies I’m always the son of Marcel Łoziński (the son says). One day they’ll write that I was the father of Paweł Łoziński (the father replies). Father and son, both renowned filmmakers, are touring... > more

Artist versus man of state – the antagonism is as old as the ages. Except now we’re in Belarus, where many things are different, including the history of official policies relating to images. The head of state is Alexander Lukashenko,... > more

Prof. Dr. Andrzej Gwózdz: A New Wave in Poland or the Will to Modern Cinema

Malgorzata Szumowska’s first full-length feature is a portrait of Jan, an author yet to be published. He still lives with his mother. Just when he decides it’s time to change his life, he learns his mother is terminally ill. He resolves... > more

“Fetch your father!” – “He’s away on business.” – “Then fetch your brother!” – “He’s studying in the city.”—“And your mother?” – “She’s... > more

After Luka’s mother gave him away he spent nine years in a children’s home. His father died in a car accident when he was small. He’s 19 now and expected to stand on his own feet. He moves into a tiny flat and finds work in an... > more

8 Short Films
93 min.
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Things are happening so fast in Ukraine that it’s hard to keep up, all that can be said with certainty is that no historical event is conceivable without human agency. This omnibus documentary from the Indie Lab project initiated by Dmytro... > more

An old man, a young woman, a baby. The precise nature of their connection remains unexplained. They spend their days together, but their life is not so much shared as conducted along parallel lines. A factory dominates the man’s dreams in his... > more

František Vedral’s motto runs: Win any game life throws at you. And life, in the eyes of the fearless mafia boss for whom no goal as unrealistic and every means is justified, is crime. For years he’s nimbly kept one step ahead of the... > more

A rain-swept beach in November. Pebbles hastily lined into the shape of football goals, two bodies come together and find love. Sandro, aged 40, tells Manana he’s never felt so safe in somebody’s arms, and asks her to stay by his side.... > more

Double Feature:
“I don’t eat bananas. And I’ve stopped drinking Coca-Cola, of course!” Petra Mgoza-Zeckay sits in front of a bouquet of red carnations. Up to 1990 she taught Marxism-Leninism at the... > more

Double Feature:
Crowds attending the International Labour Day parade – a relay race run on The Day of Youth – Tito’s state funeral – Milošević’s first political rallies in Belgrade –... > more

After completing his military service (if not his university degree), Leszczyc is getting by as a boxer in show tournaments. Aware he doesn’t stand a chance of winning the final, Leszczyc ponders whether to give up and concede a walkover, i.e.... > more

As a child Mateusz is diagnosed with cerebral palsy. His family and friends resign themselves to a condition they believe to be mental as well as physical. But the boy himself is anything but resigned: he dedicates his life to convincing the people... > more

“Fetch your father!” – “He’s away on business.” – “Then fetch your brother!” – “He’s studying in the city.”—“And your mother?” – “She’s... > more

Kertu is not like other people. As far as the locals on the Estonian island of Saaremaa are concerned, the shy postwoman with girlish features is slightly mad. During the summer solstice celebrations Kertu suddenly disappears. The next morning... > more

As a child Mateusz is diagnosed with cerebral palsy. His family and friends resign themselves to a condition they believe to be mental as well as physical. But the boy himself is anything but resigned: he dedicates his life to convincing the people... > more

ISKUSHENIE / VERSUCHUNG / TEMPTATION
ZAPELJI ME / VERFÜHRE MICH / SEDUCE ME
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The short-film programme “(Post)Socialism Revisited” surveys film and video work of the past five years dealing with the (post-)socialist space and living conditions. Curated by Greg DeCuir.
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The nameless young hero attempts to overcome the barriers separating him from the world about him: barriers of age, of money, of old rituals, conventions and hierarchies. He drops out of college, moves out of his student hostel, stops... > more

/ Vilnius, home of Baltic Balkan, was always a melting pot of different cultures with music to match. After Baltic Balkan started up in 2009 their reputation soon spread beyond the Lithuanian club scene. Inspired by Yugoslav punk rock, Klezmer and... > more