Jill Godmilow: Close, Closer BY Joanna Krakowska Film ‘Far From Poland’, an experimental film about 1980s Poland by Jill Godmilow enjoyed an artistic, academic and film-festival career for 30 years, but remained unknown in Poland
Roman Polański, dir. Laurent Bouzereau BY Darek Arest Film This movie corrupts the critical viewer. As a documentary, it’s extremely biased, inconsistent, and superficial. But its subject defends it so effectively, that the viewing can hardly be considered a waste of time
Polish Documentary Film Looking Up BY Jo Harper Film Andrzej Kołodyński notes that although documentary films in the early 1990s were respected and well-reviewed by the press, this did not mean that they were seen by a lot of people. How is it now, and what is the future of Polish documentary?
Filmmaker and Archaeologist Talk with Maciej Drygas Film Communist Poland’s Security Service analysed millions of our most intimate letters every year
He was a brilliant observer BY Mikołaj Jazdon Film In December the National Audiovisual Institute is releasing another DVD in the Polish School of Documentary series: Władysław Ślesicki. We publish an interview with Barbara Ślesicka, wife of the film maker
Paweł Łoziński’s Cine-Eye BY Tadeusz Sobolewski Film I try to take a close look at the world which is seemingly unattractive. After all, what can be attractive about people being confined to their beds and undergoing chemotherapy? But to me, that’s interesting. I don’t look for outward attractiveness
Classical Documentary– The Time is Now BY Błażej Hrapkowicz Film The Kraków Film Festival avoids indulging in shameless self-promotion. You won’t hear the level-headed organisers brazenly trumpeting their accomplishments or the list of directors featured at this year’s festival. They just organise the festival. And they do it exceptionally well
