My practice as a social documentary filmmaker is driven by reflecting on labour, because how we work is how we live. The need to explore that is rooted in how Poland's social order developed following the fall of communism and the rule of neoliberalism. For some people it's a religion, for most - it's a curse. I focus on topics such as exploitation or labor migration. I dig deep into the cultural and geographical space closest to me. I believe in grassroots work which often includes putting the camera down. I work as a cinematographer, photographer and other related functions both in the film and photographic world. Based between Rotterdam and Warsaw.
Future Fossils (dir. Milutin Marković) - Cinematographer for a short narrative film "Future Fossils" directed by Milutin Marković. Involved in the pre-production where we shaped the visual layer and production where I was the main cinematographer.
EUROBROUWERS – From Europe with Love - A man walks into a bar and is faced with a difficult choice...
Commercial for EUROBROUWERS, a brew-pub located in Schiedam, NL. The video was aimed at highlighting the pan-European character of the spot, as well as, the machinery and charm of beer production.
Co Mi Karma Da (eng. What Karma Gives Me) - Co Mi Karma Da (What Karma Brings Me) introduces you to Poles living in the Netherlands trying to find their ways. To tell that story the documentary film follows DJ Shadowface, an important figure for the local Polish hip-hop community, as he is the organizer of an event called “Show Yours Skills”. In participating (be it performing or just listening) people find an artistic outlet, entertainment, a refuge from struggles or a feeling of home, even tough it is far away.
An Elecromagnetic Love Story From the North of Poland… - While searching for earth chakrams in Suwalszczyzna region (PL) and around, not without a cause, it is possible to find much more. Remains of more or less forgotten eras, more or less interesting stories and people willing to share them. An Elecromagnetic Love Story From the North of Poland...
Ptaki Wędrowne (eng. Migratory Birds) - The series of photos deals with the life of the Polish community in North Limburg, Netherlands. There is currently around 64,000 people that have migrated to work in the region - majority of them are Polish. With various challenges of being a migrant in the Netherlands and with the sheer size of the Polish diaspora, it becomes a layered community. Poland in Holland.
Commissioned by Museum Onderweg for the exhibition of the same name (2022) in Limburgs Museum, Venlo.
The Agencies: an interview with Kim van Ekris (FNV) - The short film provides a wider perspective on the landscape of North Limburg (NL) and organisation of migrant labour. The landscape is beautiful, yet filled with industrial greenhouses and distribution centers. They are run by migrant workers who are often subjected to exploitative working conditions and horrible living standards. Currently there is around 64.000 migrants working in the region. They are an invisible social group which, at the same time, performs absolutely essential professions. Kim van Ekris is part of the FNV union and she has a lot of experience working in the field on recruiting people and intervening on their behalf. She tells a coherent story. Commissioned by Museum on the way for the exhibition "Migratory Birds" (2022) in Limburgs Museum, Venlo.
Untitled - A photo-series started during the wave of pro-abortion protest in Warsaw, but reaching beyond that. At some point, it became clear to me that the physical background of all the happenings is also relevant. There, the focus shifted on the walls, streets, buildings and the stories that they hold. The city of Warsaw.
The work is in progress.
