"The Faint Clatter of Birds", dir. Franciszek Berbeka, Poland 2024, 71 min
“Indistinct Clatter of Birds” is the story of Polish Nature Film pioneer embarking on his last journey. Włodzimierz Puchalski immensely in love with the nature, has been documenting its beauty for nearly a half of century. His heritage includes thousands of meters of film reels. Using unique archive materials of WFO Film Studio Łódż, director Franciszek Berbeka tells about remarkable passion of Puchalski, and the price he had to pay for pursuing it.
"Until the End of the Day", dir. Anna Górna, Poland 1976, 10 min
The film impression of the Polish landscape, showing a corner of Poland enclosed in the forks of the Biebrza and Narew rivers, which combine their waters to create wide pools and swamps. The landscape of this natural enclave has retained its original character at the time when Anna Górna's film was made. The author shows a world untouched by the civilization of the 20th century, experiencing its last days – before the land improvement works that were to begin soon.
"Beaver Report", dir. Barbara Bartman-Czecz, Poland 1979, 17 min
The landscapes of drained swamps and reclaimed meadows from which the scientists from the Experimental Station of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Popielno resettle beavers in the environment of forest swamps, secluded lakes and rivers necessary for beavers to live. We participate in the action of catching and transporting the beavers, we observe their first steps in the new environment, which they begin to organize for their needs, falling the trees they cut down, building dams, creating water pools.