Wytwórnia Filmów Dokumentalnych Movie Trailers

Szlembark Trailer (1956)

01 January 1956

The documentary promotes the outdoor attractions and folklore of the village of Szlebark, located in the Podhale Valley.

Tapes from Jastrzebie Trailer (1974)

01 June 1974

A portrait of the inhabitants of Jastrzębie (a mining town in Silesia) – young men and women who came there to begin their adult lives.

The Great Redyk Trailer (1949)

01 January 1949

Redyk is a ceremonial exit of shepherds with sheep flocks to the mountains. The sheep graze there. The Great Redyk is a post-war propaganda film with exceptional shots awarded in Cannes.

Jazz in Poland Trailer (1964)

01 January 1964

Performances by Poland's most acclaimed jazz bands, punctuated by short interviews conducted by German music journalist Joachim-Ernst Berendt.

Vows Trailer (1952)

01 December 1952

A poetic piece of reportage focusing on a convention of young shock workers in Warsaw. The climax of the event was the solemn oath of the youth of the Polish People's Republic.

Curriculum Vitae Trailer (1975)

01 June 1975

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

Days Months Years Trailer (1966)

06 June 1966

A documentary impression by Władysław Ślesicki showing the life of women - the joys and sorrows of motherhood, the hardships of everyday life.

Master Nikifor Trailer (1956)

01 January 1956

A documentary devoted to the paintings of Nikifor Krynicki, who was a representative of primitivism.

Day in the Life of Gestapo Officer Schmidt Trailer (1964)

01 May 1964

Constructed from the private photo album of a Gestapo officer, this short documentary juxtaposes his everyday snapshots with the captions he himself wrote.

Odchodzące ślady - Wrocław 1945 Trailer (1987)

01 January 1987

The film uses photographic materials from the collections of the Historical Museum of Architecture of the Ossoliński National Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences, the Provincial Office for Spatial Planning in Wrocław, and the Museum of the History of Photography in Krakow.

Było wesele... Trailer (1968)

01 January 1968

The filmmakers depict the hard-working life of 85-year-old peasant woman Anna Jachimiuk.

The Weak Woman Trailer (1967)

01 January 1967

The protagonists of the film are women working professionally and raising children.

Sky Without Sun Trailer (1966)

01 January 1966

A documentary about the graphic work of Bruno Schulz.

Peace Will Win Trailer (1951)

01 February 1951

"Peace Will Win" documents the Second World Congress of Peace Defenders, held in Warsaw in November 1950 after the event was relocated from Sheffield.

The Mazovia Trailer (1951)

01 January 1951

A treasure of Polish culture. A concert film that presents the performance of Mazowsze Song and Dance Ensemble recorded at its headquarters – the palace in Karolina (a part of the village of Otrębusy near Warsaw).

First Shift Trailer (1963)

01 June 1963

Documentary record of the first shift in Wujek coal mine in Silesia in 1962. We observe the course of events from the perspective of the mine's dispatcher at a modern desktop.

More Light Trailer (1987)

01 January 1987

The protagonist of the film is Stanisław Niedbalski, a legend of Polish cinematography, cinematographer of several dozen documentary films.

At Chelmska Street Trailer (1979)

01 January 1979

Produced to mark the 30th anniversary of Warsaw's Documentary Film Studio, the film recalls the achievements and successes of the studio, which has been associated with many outstanding documentary filmmakers for years.

Powrót na Stare Miasto Trailer (1954)

01 January 1954

The film shows the reconstruction of Warsaw's Old Town.

Zegarek Trailer (1977)

01 January 1977

Recording the preparations and selection process for the best employee of the year in one of Warsaw's companies through a vote.

Kareta Trailer (1973)

01 January 1973

A nobleman and his servant have many misadventures together.

"The Consul" and Others Trailer (1970)

01 January 1970

A film portrait of the famous con artist Czesław Śliwa, alias Jack Ben Silberstein, who, posing as the Austrian consul in Wrocław, swindled over half a million zlotys from people in three months.

It's Hard By Oneself... Trailer (1980)

01 January 1980

The documentary takes the viewer to the Polish countryside of the mid-1970s. Andrzej, Leszek, Eugeniusz, Ryszard and Jerzy are young men who dream of finding their other half.

Drukarz Trailer (1974)

01 January 1974

The film shows the farewell ceremony for a printer who is retiring.

Brothers Trailer (1971)

01 January 1971

Three brothers - gymnastics champions doing their practice. While one of them is performing, the others two spot him to prevent a fall.

Alone Among Birds Trailer (1971)

01 January 1971

The camera visits Jerzy Noskiewicz, an ornithologist, the host of a bird reserve on Lake Świdwie in the Szczecin province.

Where Others Fear to Swim Trailer (1965)

02 January 1965

Elementary school swimming lesson. Warm-up, jump into the water and underwater ballet. The camera embraces the whole group, but also closely follows the emotions on individual faces.

Rodzice Trailer (1963)

01 January 1963

A film about juvenile courts.

Portrait of a Conductor Trailer (1965)

01 January 1965

The film shows the conductor Witold Rowicki during a rehearsal of Krzysztof Penderecki's piece entitled "Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima" with the National Philharmonic Orchestra in Warsaw.

First Step Trailer (1962)

01 May 1962

A day in the life of children attending the first year of music school.

Warszawa Trailer (1952)

01 January 1952

Dzieci z rampy Trailer (1963)

01 January 1963

Jewish children who survived Auschwitz, now adults, talk about growing up under the care of Polish families.

Aleksander Zelwerowicz Trailer (1955)

01 January 1955

A documentary portrait of Aleksander Zelwerowicz, the master of the Polish scene, created on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of his artistic career.

A Little Sunshine Trailer (1958)

11 August 1958

A short documentary by Stanisław Bareja showing the beauty of Masurian Lakes.

A Varsovian Sunday Trailer (1961)

01 January 1961

Life of pre-war Warsaw on a Sunday of the summer of 1938. Strollers everywhere. Children playing in parks, ferries going to the forests of Mlocin.

Where the Devil Says Goodnight Trailer (1956)

01 January 1956

A documentary depicting life in Targówek, a deprived and crime-affected district of postwar Warsaw, where reconstruction and cultural development projects have failed to materialize.

Peasant Diaries Trailer (1952)

01 January 1952

A film meant to show what people were told to believe about the wonderful lives that Polish peasants led in post-war Poland.

Jarocin 82 Trailer (1982)

01 January 1982

Report from the 3rd National Review of Young Generation Music in Jarocin, known as the Polish Woodstock.

The Story of the Road Trailer (1958)

06 June 1958

A documentary about the hard work of the workers in the reconstruction of the Bieszczady road.

Place of Residence Trailer (1957)

01 January 1957

A documentary about a housing situation of Nowa Huta workers. They weren’t lucky enough to get a flat in clean and modern estates.

All That Really Matters Trailer (1992)

01 January 1992

The outbreak of World War II separates Ola and Aleksander Wat's marriage.

This Is an Egg Trailer (1965)

09 June 1965

This short documentary follows a classroom lesson at a center for blind children in Laski, near Warsaw.

Railway Junction Trailer (1961)

09 June 1961

A short portrait of a railway junction.

Visitez Zakopane Trailer (1963)

02 January 1963

A documentary impression from the capital of the Tatra Mountains. All the winter attractions of Zakopane rhythmically presented by the camera: sleigh rides, skis, dances, sunbathes, bonfires.

Zamarła Turnia Trailer (1962)

01 January 1962

The documentary shows the southern face of Zamarła Turnia, considered at the beginning of the 20th century to be the most difficult climbing route in the Tatra Mountains.

A Year in the Life of Franek W. Trailer (1968)

01 June 1968

On the cusp of adulthood and in search of work qualifications and a better life, Franciszek Wróbel - a baker from a small village on the Czech border of south-western Poland - emigrates to industrial Silesia to join the Voluntary Labour Corps.

W Teatrze Satyryków Trailer (1953)

01 January 1953

A filmed performance at the Satirics Theater in Warsaw, a cabaret theater operating from 1954 to 1975.

The City on Islands Trailer (1958)

01 January 1958

A documentary tackling the subject of living in the ruins of Warsaw. This austere portrait of the capital of Poland consists of static images: the camera is positioned to show the new city "logo" - the Palace of Culture and Science.

Album Trailer (1976)

01 January 1976

A walk around Warsaw's Praga district.

Sopot 1957 Trailer (1957)

01 December 1957

After the 1957 jazz festival in Sopot, the city is still hectic. However, the resort is a bit different.

Z pamięci Trailer (1983)

01 January 1983

Memories of Andrzej Bursa. His friends, acquaintances, wife, and sister talk about him.

Narciarze Trailer (1958)

01 January 1958

Temat sportowy Trailer (1978)

01 January 1978

The filmmakers show the psychological factors involved in a boxer's first fight.

The Scratchpad Trailer (1977)

13 May 1977

A group of artists prepares an Open Gallery on the town square in Krapkowice in Silesia. After a year, the first parts of it are already in a deplorable condition.

Wielki wiec. Dodatek nadzwyczajny PKF Trailer (1956)

01 January 1956

A historical documentation of a public manifestation at Plac DEfilad in Warsaw, on October 24th 1956, where Wladyslaw Gomolka, the new First Secretary of the Polish United Worker's Party, was making a speech to an audience of more than four hundred thousand people.

The Foreigner Trailer (1986)

01 January 1986

A film portrait of Eva Rubinstein, artist, photographer, and daughter of Arthur Rubinstein, made during one of her stays in Poland in the 1980s.