Jerzy Bossak

Początek (1983)

Etude of women's work in one of the textile factories in Łódź. The protagonist of the film, after finishing his shift, goes home, where a small child is waiting for her. ...

Burjatien - Beispiel eines sowjetischen Entwicklungslandes (1978)

Short film about the Republic of Buryatia using footage from '273 Days Below Zero' ...

Elżbieta K (1973)

Everything (1972)

Here's a strange one. First, a song on a blackboard: a Polish translation of "I love my little rooster" by American folk writer Almeda Riddle. Then, two men roll around trash bins and lift them to the garbage truck. They do it several times. A woman shouts ...

Pan Dodek (1971)

A cinematic ode to actor Adolf Dymsza, one of the biggest stars of pre-war Polish cinema. The film combines footage from Dymsza's new movies and contextualises in the frame story of Mr. Dodek, a retired actor who recounts his past exploits while trying to ...

273 Days Below Zero (1968)

Siberia, contrary to people's first association, is not a deserted land covered with snow. During the one-year stay, Polish documentary filmmakers collected materials that make up the image of the modern industrial area of ​​the North. ...

Adopcja (1968)

Requiem for 500,000 (1963)

A short documentary made in 1963 by Jerzy Bossak and Wacław Kaźmierczak featuring unique archival footage of the Jewish Ghetto of Warsaw. The Warsaw Ghetto (pol. "Getto Warszawskie" ) was the largest of all Jewish Ghettos in Nazi-occupied Europe during W ...

Warszawa 1956 (1956)

Over a decade after the almost total wartime destruction, Warsaw still looks bruised and battered. Ruined houses are nevertheless inhabited which can be dangerous for the local population. ...

Warsaw Meetings (1955)

Documentary on the 5th World Festival of Youth and Students which was held from 31 July to 15 August 1955 in Warsaw. ...

Powrót na Stare Miasto (1954)

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

Vows (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. It took place on the 22nd of July 1952 – the day of the adoption of the const ...

Peace Will Win (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 film records speeches, demonstrations, and international opposition to war during the early Cold War ...

Storm in Poland (1947)

Short documentary about the flooding that struck Poland in the spring of 1947. ...

The Bridge (1946)

The Germans destroyed all bridges in Warsaw during the war. The reconstruction of the Poniatowski Bridge began in July 1945. Workers from all over Poland were involved in this process. The inauguration ceremony took place on the Day of the Rebirth of Polan ...

New Poland No. 1 - Youth at the Universities (1946)

The first episode of the "Nowa Polska" reportage series focused on the reconstruction of the homeland after the Second World War. This episode is entitled "Młodzież na uniwersytetach". On March 19, 1945, the first post-war academic year began at the Jagi ...

Jaracz's Testament (1945)

Stefan Jaracz, expecting his death, wrote a letter to his fellow artists. Quotations from this ideological testament and excerpts from a pre-war film titled "Jego wielka miłość" accompany the shots of the famous actor's funeral in 1945. ...

Majdanek - Cemetery of Europe (1944)

Filmed immediately after the Red Army liberated the Majdanek concentration camp, this documentary is regarded as the first cinematic record of Nazi genocide. Shot on July 24–25, 1944, it presents stark evidence of atrocities alongside testimony from surv ...

The Trial (1984)

In over eight years of research, "Der Prozess" follows the longest criminal proceedings in Germany′s legal history - the "Majdanek Trial". In interviews with judges, the accused, victims and eye witnesses, and with the use of documentary footage and repo ...

Ein Film für Bossak und Leacock (1984)

A portrait of the two documentary filmmakers Jerzy Bossak and Richard Leacock. ...

Pozwólcie nam do woli fruwać nad ogrodem (1974)

Reminiscences from the life of the tragically deceased poet named And, based on the memoirs of his friend Stanisław Czycz. ...

Kirk Douglas (1966)

The 1966 visit of Hollywood movie star Kirk Douglas at the legendary Polish State Film School in Lódz. ...

World Without a Game (1966)

Documentary portrait of Dziga Vertov, father of documentary cinema. ...

...Geist und ein wenig Glück (1965)

Documentary about the current state of German cinema. Produced for German television. ...