During the festival, all films from the Main Competition will be shown at least once with polish subtitles for Deaf and hard-of-hearing audiences (SDH).
Additionally, screenings of “Joybubbles” from the Debut Competition and “Marlee Matlin, Not Alone Anymore” from the Nos Chopina Competition will also have polish SDH subtitles.
Subtitles for Deaf and hard-of-hearing viewers include not only dialogue transcription, but also information about who is speaking, which makes following conversations easier, especially when several people appear in a scene. They also include descriptions of background sounds, music, sound effects, and characters’ emotions, helping to better convey the mood and dynamics of the film.
We also invite you to events translated into Polish Sign Language (PJM).
Apart from the Opening and Closing Galas, after the screening of “EVERYTHING IS FINE, EVERYTHING IS BAD”on May 14 at 20:30 at Kino Muranów, there will be a Q&A with the filmmakers translated into Polish Sign Language (PJM).
Soon you will find here an invitation to the festival in Polish Sign Language (PJM).
List of screenings with SDH subtitles
Closure
7.05 | 19:30 | Multikino Złote Tarasy | Opening Gala MDAG
dir. Michał Marczak, 108 min, Poland/France, 2026
Daniel did not hear his son Krzysiek leave the house and walk toward a bridge over the Vistula — that is where he was last seen. A camera captured him, and then he disappeared: he either jumped into the river or walked off the bridge. Since then, Daniel and his wife live suspended between hope and fear. The father cannot wait for the investigation to develop — he builds a boat equipped with cameras and drones and searches the river himself. Long lonely hours on the boat become his way of reckoning with his past life.
Bugboy
17.05 | 18:30 | Kino Kinoteka 2
dir. Lucas Paleocrassas, 88 min, Greece/France, 2026
Yorgos — a shy teenager with a visual impairment — struggles to connect with others after his parents’ divorce. His bond with a cricket named Isabella becomes a catalyst for change and self-discovery. His passion for insects becomes a lesson about trust, friendship, and growing up. The film blends realism with a fairy-tale tone, mixing realistic and poetic imagery.
To Hold a Mountain
15.05 | 18:15 | Kino Kinoteka 1
dir. Biljana Tutorov, Petar Glomazić, 105 min, Serbia/France/Montenegro/Slovenia/Croatia, 2026
In the Sinjajevina mountains in Montenegro, Gara and her 13-year-old daughter Nada return each year to their family pastures, living close to nature and tradition. Their world is threatened when the government announces plans to build a military training ground. Gara leads local resistance, while Nada faces loss and questions about violence against the land. The film combines ecological reflection with an intimate portrait of a mother-daughter relationship.
Nuisance Bear
14.05 | 18:15 | Kino Kinoteka 1
dir. Gabriela Osio Vanden, Jack Weisman, 87 min, USA/Canada/UK, 2026
In Churchill, Manitoba — the so-called polar bear capital — a predator moves among tourists, rangers, and hunters, seen as a nuisance. We witness the tense coexistence of humans and bears from an Inuit narrator’s perspective. Challenging nature documentary conventions, the film focuses on confrontation rather than moralising, questioning how we treat wildlife as spectacle.
A Fox Under a Pink Moon
16.05 | 14:15 | Kino Kinoteka 1
dir. Mehrdad Oskouei, Soraya Akhalaghi, 77 min, Iran/Denmark, 2025
16-year-old artist Soraya Akhalaghi documents key moments of her life and her attempt to escape Iran over five years using her phone. Her visual art and personal archive create a poetic narrative blending fantasy and reality. The director gives her voice to tell her own story of migration, identity, and art as survival.
Mariinka
17.05 | 14:15 | Kino Atlantic B
dir. Pieter-Jan de Pue, 94 min, Belgium/Netherlands/Germany, 2026
“Mariinka” begins long before the full-scale Russian invasion. In eastern Ukraine we follow several young Ukrainians whose lives were shaped by over ten years of war in Donbas. Like a Greek tragedy, two brothers fight on opposite sides of the front, while the youngest lives in the US. The film explores belonging, loyalty, and divisions stronger than family ties.
Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore,
8.05 | 20:45 | Kino Muranów Gerard
9.05 | 13:00 | Kino Kinoteka 1
dir. Shoshannah Stern, 97 min, USA, 2025
In 1987, Marlee Matlin became the first Deaf actress to win an Academy Award at age 21. She became a symbol for many Americans. Telling her story in sign language, she faces pressure, stereotypes, and the loneliness of being a pioneer. The film reflects on visibility, identity, and representation.
Child of My Own,
15.05 | 18:15 | Kino Luna A
dir. Maite Alberdi, 96 min, Mexico, 2026
Pressure to become a mother pushes Alejandra into pretending she is pregnant. A small lie turns into a complex deception maintained for months in front of her husband and family. It eventually spirals out of control. The film portrays a woman trapped in her own lies and explores loneliness, social pressure, and the desperate need for motherhood.
TIME AND WATER
13.05 | 18:30 | Kino Atlantic B
dir. Sara Dosa, 93 min, Iceland/USA, 2026
A poetic story about memory, passing time, and loss. As Iceland’s glaciers melt and grandparents pass away, writer Andri Snær Magnason turns photos, recordings, myths, and songs into a time capsule preserving memory and history. The film links personal loss with universal questions about time and remembrance.
Whispers in the Woods
16.05 | 11:30 | Kino Kinoteka 7
dir. Vincent Munier, 94 min, France, 2025
In this film, we travel into ancient French forests. The director, together with his father and son, observes wildlife — deer, owls, lynx, and capercaillie. The camera “listens” to the forest as a living organism. It is a story about nature and family bonds. Music by Warren Ellis, Dom La Nena, Rosemary Standley.
Wax & Gold,
12.05 | 16:00 | Kino Kinoteka 3
dir. Ruth Beckermann, 97 min, Austria/Italy, 2026
A stay in the Hilton hotel in Addis Ababa and Kapuściński’s “The Emperor” become a starting point for a multilayered story about Ethiopia’s imperial past and present. The director explores different interpretations of the country’s reality. The title refers to Ethiopian rhetoric where words carry both literal and hidden meanings.
Two Mountains Weighing Down My Chest,
14.05 | 20:30 | Kino Muranów Gerard | Q&A PJM
dir. Viv Li, 86 min, Germany/Netherlands, 2025
A 32-year-old artist living between Berlin’s progressive scene and her conservative family life in China navigates cultural contradictions between East and West. The film uses humor and irony to explore identity in a globalised world.
Yo (Love Is a Rebellious Bird),
16.05 | 18:45 | Kino Kinoteka 3
dir. Anna Fitch, Banker White, 78 min, USA, 2026
After the loss of a friend, Anna builds a life-size dollhouse over ten years in memory of Yo. The film blends intimate reality with artistic reconstruction. It is a story about memory, grief, and love beyond time.
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