Where We Live

The street poll proves that the memory of Nowa Huta has faded in the Poles' consciousness. The documentary filmmaker and his team decided to seek out the heroes of those events from 1949-1954, from the beginning of the works to the smelting of the first pig iron from the first furnace.

A communist party control committee interrogates a worker and party activist who is to be excluded from the party.

The movie depicts the story of a young Mazurian boy named Mietek, who crosses the line between childhood and adulthood . He stands in close contact with nature; he decoys birds and feeds them, he catches fish. But above all he is attracted to the work of the woodcutters. He watches them as they fell the trees and he helps them load the timber onto rafts that float down the river and through the sluice-gates. Finally, he joins the raftsmen and when he receives his first salary and gives a girl his first bashful look, the time has come for him to say goodbye to his childhood.

At the time of the Polish social regime, a security officer is promoted to work at a prison yard. Introducing concurrently with the narrator; he speaks of himself, his thoughts, his point of view.

Each day of the week is represented by a ballerina beginning with a young child and ending with an older ballet teacher.

Romek, an idealistc 19-year-old boy, takes a job as a tailor in the costume department of a Warsaw theater company where his new colleague, Sowa, is pressured to make a costume for an overbearing soloist.

A pastor and ethnographer visits a remote corner of 19th-century Lithuania where folk customs associated with the area's pagan past still have a hold on the population.

Impressionistic study of the fate of a stray dog, trying to avoid the results of human indifference and cruelty.

Documentary about the lives of three generations of residents of Warsaw’s Wola district.

Patients with serious lung diseases, who are now in a sanatorium, tell us about their thoughts and feelings.

A documentary about a group of Warsaw tram workers who moonlight in the city orchestra at night.

A story about Gdańsk Shipyard and its workers after so called Grudzień 1970 (1970 protests). After those events Edward Gierek replaced Władysław Gomułka as party first secretary and promised redical change in style and methods of ruling. Kieślowski shows the skepticism of workers and their attitude to party members. He also pictures conflicts inside the party (PZPR) and usual work in shipyard. The political criticism of this movie made it a target of censorship – it was suspended and cut against the will of director.

Joseph Malesa is a former party activist, labor leader, and mason. The documentary describes his career and life through ups and downs.

A documentary about Twarda Street in Warsaw. People living there lead a modest life, away from the hustle and bustle of the city. Residents of Twarda Street still rely on crafts, services and some trade. Observational shots and narration by young inhabitants of the street create the mood of the place.

Warsaw's Central Railway Station. 'Someone has fallen asleep, someone's waiting for somebody else. Maybe they'll come, maybe they won't. The film is about people looking for something.

Pigeon breeders (men mostly) are a special kind of enthusiasts. Their hobby includes an element of competition – a long-distance race of carrier pigeons.