Lake Vostok. At the Mountains of Madness

More than 100 years ago, explorers raced to discover the South Pole. Now scientists are racing to discover the secret subterranean world of rivers and lakes buried miles beneath it. In 1974, scientists made a sensational discovery: a vast lake underneath the icy desert of Antarctica, untouched for 400.000 years, Lake Vostok. In spring 2012, after 40 years of drilling, Russian scientist broke through the ice. In two different narrative strands the film tells the story of the evolution of life and climate, the story of four decades of exploration in the coldest place on Earth, and it accompanies the scientists on their final trip to the camp. The film also explores the mythologies and legends surrounding Antarctica – from H.P. Lovecraft to James Cameron: the ‘Mountains of Madness’ have lured many into their realm – not many left unscathed.

Genre: Dokumentalny

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Stockton on My Mind

The story of Mayor Michael Tubbs through his first term in office as he tirelessly advances his innovative proposals for a city at a turning point.

Genre: Dokumentalny

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Tempo Home

Is it possible to feel at home in a place which is meant to be temporary? Leila, Amir and Baqir are three of over a thousand residents of a refugee camp – made of containers – located at the former Berlin-Tempelhof Airport.

Genre: Dokumentalny

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Too Late

The protagonist of the animation is a model, actress, star of Andy Warhol’s films and his partner, Edie Sedgwick. The main axis of the film, however, is not her relationship with the American artist, but the relationship with her toxic father. Difficult childhood has cast a shadow on her adult life, soaked with alcohol and filled with drugs.

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Are You There?

DJ Edee Dee, or Edward Gil-Deskur, is a cult figure in the Krakow club world. Edward was born with congenital glaucoma and soon lost his sight completely. Artificial intelligence helps him adapt to the new reality, with which he begins to establish an increasingly deeper relationship.

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Time Machine

A lonely 55-year-old street artist from Poland lives in London. His parents decide to visit their son after many years of separation. A man wants to take advantage of the chance to resolve an old conflict with his father, not realizing that the real problem is much deeper.

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Kiedy umilknie wiatr

The year is 1956, Janusz Sidło is going to the Melbourne Games as an absolute favorite to win the gold medal. He is the world record holder and the European champion. During the final, he lends his javelin to his most dangerous rival, the Norwegian Egil Danielsen. The event that went down in sports history as one of the most beautiful examples of fair play will have unexpected consequences for both champions

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The Jungle

“The Jungle” is an unconventional take on many problems that refugees in present-day Europe have to contend with. It raises issues like social exclusion, building community above divisions, and searching for a new home. The director immerses us in an unusual place called the Jungle, an immigrants’ camp in the forest bordering the Italian town of Gorizia. The forest is a refuge where they can talk, cook and pray freely. We get to know them thanks to Elisa Menon, an engaged theatre director who decides to stage a performance for the local community with the young migrants. The project becomes an opportunity for them to look deep inside themselves, venture out of their comfort zone, and break down the barrier of mistrust between the two groups. Running against the media’s common images of hostility towards refugees, the film shows that mutual understanding and acceptance are attainable against all odds.

Genre: Dokumentalny

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Just Hear Me Out

After 2 years in a mental hospital, Gosia, 18, is returning to her family and friends. As every other young woman, all she wants is a chance at ordinary life: to finish her studies and meet someone who will love her. She fights to be heard and understood, and speaks openly about her experience of schizophrenia. Our camera accompanied Gosia for 3 years. We were there when she struggled with the voices in her own head and faced brutal rejection, and the stigma of being different. We also witnessed the unrelenting fear of her parents, that of losing their child.

Genre: Dokumentalny

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Project Dad

The daughter is an artist and a committed feminist, while her eccentric father tries to teach men how to succeed in meeting women on Tinder. Sharp disagreements, but also a lot of humor and warmth in an unusually frank and open father-daughter portrayal.

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Belarus. The Beginning

The film presents the activities of Svetlana Tikhanovskaya from the moment she registered as a candidate for the presidency. An unknown housewife unexpectedly won the support of Belarusians.

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Everything's Fine, Potatoes in Line

The Turów coal mine in Poland has a harmful impact on the environment, also on the Czech side of the border. After the Czech government complained, the Court of Justice of the EU imposed €500K as a daily penalty payment on Poland until the problem is resolved. Thousands of Poles are afraid of the mine being closed and of losing their jobs. Among them is Teresa, who works at the Turów power plant closely connected to the mine. This 50-year-old woman decides to fight the Czechs… in a potato salad competition taking place in a Czech village.

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Moon: The Eighth Continent

July 20, 1969. Apollo 11 lands on the surface of the Moon. Such a feat was apparently performed to the greater glory of all mankind, but actually it marked the end of the space race disputed by the two great superpowers of the time in their eagerness to arrive before and the beginning of the spread of the Cold War into space. Nowadays, the struggle continues, but the main competitors and their purposes are others.

Genre: Dokumentalny

Actors: Véronique Préault, Xavier Pasco, John Logsdon, Alain Cirou, Liu Jizhong, Isabelle Sourbès-Verger, Yang Liwei, Tian Yulong, Wu Ji, Jan Wörner, Samantha Cristoforetti, Hervé Stevenin, Kathrin Nowak, James L. Green, Eric Stallmer, John Thornton, Étienne Schneider, Kyle Acierno, Kai-Uwe Schrogl, Oliver Juckenhöfel, Damien Cochereau, Bruno Magne, Anne Massoteau, Cyril Mazzoti, Eugene Cernan, Harrison Schmitt, Yuri Gagarin, Nikita Khrushchev, John F. Kennedy, Donald Trump, Xi Jinping

Cadenas

Genre: Dokumentalny

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MoVa

Would you like to have a cup of tea with your friends? Sing to a live guitar or just have a date with your girlfriend? In modern Belarus you may get persecuted instead. Watch how an ordinary Belarus language lesson turned into a thriller. A true story from Mova Nanova.

Genre: Dokumentalny

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My Uncle Leszek

The film is a study of a son’s extraordinary love for his dying mother and the psychological cost he pays for sacrificing his life for her.

Genre: Dokumentalny

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Mommies

There are many legends and half-truth surrounding the often-demonized in vitro procedure. The directors of this short documentary decided to give voice to the women who have experienced this form artificial insemination from two different perspectives. Ioanna is a recipient who owes her maternity to the procedure, while Rosa, who has never wanted to be a mother, becomes an anonymous donor. The film is not a commercial but the recording of the experiences and reflections of two Greek women which shows the human face of the procedure resulting in the birth of triplets, so much awaited by one of the women.

Genre: Dokumentalny

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Guczo. Notatki z zycia

Full of archival flavors, the story of an aristocrat cursed by his family, a man of many faces and talents living in turbulent times. Who was August Zamoyski? A lover of female beauty, an athlete, a sculptor, and a citizen of the world who draws full attention from life?

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Master of Light

George Anthony Morton, a classical painter who spent ten years in federal prison, travels to his hometown to paint his family members. Going back forces George to face his past in his quest to rewrite the script of his life.

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ECSTATIC UNITY

In summer Berlin’s lakes become mystical places where people go to transcend their mundane lives. ECSTATIC UNITY follows Jorge and Gerard on a ritualistic trip to one of these lakes. Enraptured by their natural surroundings and guided by primal instincts, the bearded boys spin themselves into a whirlwind of blissful breath and tantric touch.

Genre: Dokumentalny

Actors: Jorge Benavides

Here Lions Once Roared

Everywhere where human and non-human lives met, the reality needed to become the subject of never-ending negotiations. The vectors of interests pointed to very different directions. With an anthropological insight, French documentarians capture the reconstruction of events from almost half a million years ago being acted out over a river near Tautavel.

Genre: Dokumentalny

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Ocean's 8: A Heist In Heels

Gary Ross, co-writer Olivia Milch, costume designer Sarah Edwards and the cast discuss the film's many wardrobe changes and variations.

Genre: Dokumentalny

Actors: Diana Alvarez, Cate Blanchett, Helena Bonham Carter, Anne Hathaway, Sandra Bullock, Sarah Edwards, Olivia Milch, Gary Ross, Sarah Paulson

WinEverything

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Dance, The Audition

Genre: Dokumentalny

Actors: Antonio Fini, Michael Mao, Yoshito Sakuraba, Jennifer Chapko, Gianni Santucci, Carlos Matrone, Antonella Perazzo, Juan Michael Porter, Andrea Raw, Tabata Caldironi