Coming Out Polish StyleComing Out Polish Style offers a rare look into the lives of gays and lesbian people in contemporary Poland. The film explores the issue of gay and lesbian rights in a conservative society, which is undergoing a very dynamic transformation, allowing for more and more successful liberal changes. The documentary focuses on the diverse and complex identity struggles involved in the process of 'coming out'. It profiles both celebrities who are openly gay in Poland, as well as young people from small towns who are still in the process of 'coming out'.
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Karski and the Lords of Humanity

Karski & The Lords of Humanity is a feature-length partially animated documentary project. The film tells the story of a member of the Polish underground who acted as a courier during World War II and whose most prominent mission was to inform the Allied powers of Nazi crimes against the Jews of Europe in an effort to prevent the Holocaust. Jan Karski infiltrated the Warsaw Ghetto and a Transit Camp and carried his dreadful eye-witness report of the atrocities to Britain and the United States, hoping that it would shake the conscience of the powerful leaders or – as Karski would call them - the Lords of Humanity.
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Don't Cry When I'm Gone This film tells the fascinating story of Wanda, a young woman who survived the Holocaust to become a celebrated Polish poet, songwriter and a TV personality. Sławomir Grunberg creates an insightful psychological portrait of a bohemian artist who loved life, loved to party and adored the attention of men.
Don’t cry when I am gone is the title of one of the greatest hits of the 60s in Poland. Wanda wrote the lyrics to music composed by the very popular Italian musician Marino Marini. The song remains one of the most recognizable Polish tunes to this day. The film features Wanda’s son Zygmunt and some of her closest friends reminiscing about her life, her little-known story of survival, and her often funny and moving eccentricities.
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