60 years of WFDiF – set 2

An extraordinary account of a 31-hour (more than a day and night) shift of orthopaedic surgeons at a hospital in Warsaw. Instruments fall apart, electricity supply is stopped once and again, the most fundamental materials are lacking - and yet the physicians perform multi-hour surgeries without losing their sense of humour. Although they receive poor salaries for their superhuman efforts, they will return for their next shift, as scheduled.

elaboration: Agata Bratek

A warm fresco about people living somehow outside society, about the Polish Roma who were suddenly forced to give up their lifestyle. The camera followed a Roma camp for almost half a year. The film shows their customs, their nomadic habits and their specific ethics. An image of the nomads' last summer, presented with a lot of liking.

A film about the growing up of a boy in a village in Augustów Forest. Excellent cinematography presenting the beautiful landscapes with lakes, wood-cutting and the work of flis rafters.

An austere recording of a single day of a countryside family in Augustów Forest, inspired by the famous photography exhibition Family of Man. The film's rhythm is based on the people's work. Images are accompanied only by natural sounds.

The inner story of work of a travelling circus.

The conductor Witold Rowicki during a rehearsal of the Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima by Penderecki played by the National Philharmonic Orchestra of Warsaw.

A masterpiece showing a rehearsal of an amateur wind band of tram-drivers. The film by Karabasz is regarded as a classical work of the Polish documentary school.