In October 2017, a referendum on the region's independence was held in Catalonia. It was, however, not, recognized by the authorities in Madrid. Even though a few years have passed, there is no end to heated disputes and discussions about the future of that Spanish region. Where did the issue of Catalan separatism come from? What is the social and cultural background »
The story encapsulates changes the Czech Republic has undergone throughout the last three decades. The film verifies how much truth some of the popular myths about the Czechs really hold: Do they have Schweik’s traits of character? Are they a nation, who proudly and calmly watches from the sidelines how great history is made? Are they rebellious atheists? Are they really not »
A captivating story of 800 years of neighbourhood relations between Poles and Jews. The host takes the viewers on a journey through the history of Jewish cuisine as well as Jewish holidays, which for centuries were marked as important dates in the Polish calendar. Passover, Rosh Hashanah, Shabbat, Hanukkah, and Sukkot constitute common tradition and biblical roots of Judaism and Christianity. »
People who end in the psychiatric hospital try to get out of there as soon as possible and never return. Sergei not only stayed there but created a theatre stage. His actors are mainly the patients, both adults and children, as well as Sergei’s own kids. There’s no split into separate groups. Together they’re working on putting on a play “The Elves’ »
A portrait of three generations of one family painfully afflicted by history. In Diana and Krzysztof Kadłubowskis' film, inheriting the Holocaust trauma becomes the cause of mutual misunderstanding and unspoken grudges between three women. The roles of a mother, daughter and a granddaughter have added another dimension in the context of the tragedy of WWII. The oldest of the women is trying »
By the end of the XIX century, Poland did not exist on the maps, partitioned by three neighbouring empires. Despite this, a surprisingly large number of the pioneers of the Cinema industry and Hollywood’s founders came from this part of the world, many of them with Jewish origins. Samuel Goldwyn, co-founder of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer was born in Warsaw as Szmul Gelbfisz. The Warner »
