Darkroom

The film is a personal statement of the director and his wife, who have to deal with a very rare and incurable disease of their newborn child – the Ondine’s Curse (also known as CCHS, congenital central hypoventilation syndrome). People affected with this disease stop breathing during sleep and require a lifetime mechanical ventilation on a ventilator. The film shows the process of taming fear associated with the disease.

Albert and Barbara are looking for love online. When they run into each other, they both decide to pretend to be someone else. For their first meeting in real life, they send their surrogates.

Cezary still lives with his mother at 22 years old. He is in desperately in love with Emilia, a 20 year-old carefree rock singer. But he also has a dark secret. What will happen to Cezary, his mother and Emilia when they encounter the curse of the mythical nymph Ondine?

The film is an intimate record of a difficult period in the life of the creators. The main character, eight months pregnant, was diagnosed with aggressive breast cancer. The dramatic event disrupted the joy associated with the birth of her child.

A one-of-a-kind portrayal of the Helena Modrzejewska National Stary Theatre in Kraków. The camera follows the halls inside the building and reveals the secrets hiding in its walls. It takes us to places behind the curtains, inaccessible for the audience on a regular day, and stumbles upon the people of the theatre, both real and legendary. The spirit of the theatre becomes alive on the screen.