Documentary Features

Guillaume Ribot, France, 2025, 94 min

A hypnotic and immediately gripping tribute to Claude Lanzmann, the creator of Shoah, and his titanic effort. Guillaume Ribot delved into 220 hours of unused film footage left by Lanzmann after 11 years of shooting his monumental work. The narration is given entirely to the director himself - it consists solely of excerpts from his diaries and interviews. We witness Lanzmann's struggles, torn by doubts and uncertain where this work will lead him; his efforts to secure funding to continue the film; and the "behind the scenes" of its creation, in ... read more

08.11, Saturday | 17:00 | Muzeum POLIN

Sandi Simcha DuBowski, USA, 2024, 101 min

POLISH PREMIERE AND MEETING WITH SPECIAL GUESTS FROM SABBATH QUEEN FILM! 21 years in the making, Sandi DuBowski's epic documentary Sabbath Queen follows Amichai Lau-Lavie’s journey from radical drag queen to influential Rabbi of a God-optional, artist-driven New York synagogue.

Only life can write such scenarios. Amichai Lau-Lavie is the heir to 38 generations of Orthodox rabbis, including Chief Rabbis of Israel. At the same time, he became a queer rebel and the founder of Lab/Shul - an artistic and religious community open to ... read more

09.11, Sunday | 19:00 | Muzeum POLIN

Paweł Łoziński, Poland, 1992, 47 min

The film is screened on the 25th anniversary of the publication of Jan Tomasz Gross's "Neighbors" – a symbolic moment in the process of reflection on the attitudes of Poles toward the Jews living alongside them.

The year is 1992. Paweł Łoziński and Henryk Grynberg set out to follow the traces of life during the Holocaust. They talk to Polish neighbors who present varying attitudes toward Jews, toward their interviewers, and toward the search being conducted. Some are full of empathy, others show undisguised hostility. These are ... read more

06.11, Thursday | 18:00 | KINO LUNA

Paweł Łoziński, Poland, 2013, 54 min

The screening is presented as part of the special WJFF project "Decades. 1945-2013". After the film, psycho-traumatologist Małgorzata Wosińska will hold a discussion with Paweł Łoziński.

Two outstanding documentary filmmakers: father and son – Marcel and Paweł Łoziński – set off on a trip in an iconic Volkswagen camper. They travel to Paris, Marcel's birthplace and the city where he scattered his mother's ashes. The journey provides the backdrop for a conversation about the father-son relationship; the confined space of ... read more

07.11, Friday | 18:00 | KINO LUNA

Marcel Łoziński, Poland, 2013, 75 min

The screening is presented as part of the special WJFF project "Decades. 1945-2013." Introduction by Ignacy Strączek and psycho-traumatologist Małgorzata Wosińska (creators of the "Decades" project).

Two outstanding documentary filmmakers: father and son – Marcel and Paweł Łoziński – set off on a trip in an iconic Volkswagen camper. They travel to Paris, Marcel's birthplace and the city where he scattered his mother's ashes. The journey provides the backdrop for a conversation about the father-son relationship; the confine ... read more

07.11, Friday | 20:00 | KINO LUNA

Sandra Beerends, Netherlands, 2024, 87 min

A nostalgic look at Jewish Amsterdam before World War II. In the city called the Jerusalem of the West, wealthy Sephardic refugees from Spain and Portugal, along with Ashkenazim from Eastern Europe, had settled since the end of the 16th century. On the eve of the war, the community numbered about 80,000 and remained highly diverse - ranging from wealthy diamond cutting company owners to girls toiling in sewing workshops and itinerant rag traders. Scenes of their daily work, moments of leisure, and religious ceremonies were captured on film alon ... read more