Best Polish short movies
A curated collection of popular short movies from Poland.
A Memory of Last Summer (2013)
Galerianki (2006)
Galerianki (2006)
Short film that was later expanded into a feature film with the same name.
Blok (1982)
Blok (1982)
A short film by Hieronim Neumann.
5/4 (1979)
5/4 (1979)
A family prepares to meet friends.
Silence (1998)
Silence (1998)
A portrait of a family living in a village in Masuria.
Tenants (2015)
Tenants (2015)
Justyna, a young woman who’s the main protagonist in the film, buys a flat at a bailiff auction regardless the risk it may bring. When she wants to move in it turns out that the keys she was given do not fit the locks. A dream about a place of her own turns into a nightmare.
Kirk Douglas (1966)
Kirk Douglas (1966)
The 1966 visit of Hollywood movie star Kirk Douglas at the legendary Polish State Film School in Lódz.
The Overture (1965)
The Overture (1965)
Young men are faced with a medical commission for army recruits and asked to choose where they want to get to, at least theoretically.
Rat Pack (1986)
Rat Pack (1986)
Szczurolap is a powerful analogy to the aims of an authoritarian society to destroy dissidents.
Sisters (1999)
Sisters (1999)
Two old sisters, living in the same Warsaw apartment, sit on a bench and talk. The 87-year-old elder one seems to care for the other reluctantly and treat her badly. The younger, who is said to be clumsier, has walking problems.
A Nervous Life of Cosmos (1986)
A Nervous Life of Cosmos (1986)
A short black comedy movie with a scent of horror. A distant planet somewhere in space inhabited by black Characters from fairy tales.
Dynamic Rectangle (1972)
Dynamic Rectangle (1972)
Rectangles pulsate to an electronic sound loop.
The President of the GDR Wilhelm Pieck in Warsaw (1950)
The President of the GDR Wilhelm Pieck in Warsaw (1950)
This reportage is focused on Wilhelm Pieck’s visit in Warsaw in 1950. He was the president of East Germany between 1949 and 1960. The visit sealed diplomatic relations between the Polish People's Republic and the newly established German Democratic Republic (1949).
Hair (1972)
Hair (1972)
A satirical look at the Soviet-block hairdressing contest which was held in Warsaw in 1971.