Wiktoria Kwoka
Directing
Biography
Polish Screenwriter and Director. Graduate of National Film School in Łódź, Warsaw’s Next Workshop (40th Warsaw International Film Festival) and Script Atelier, where she developed her feature film “Grandma’s Legs”. She also works on feature films as a Script Supervisor (e.g. “The Dog who Travelled by Train”, “Dead Before Dawn”). A fan of genre cinema, she is currently developing two feature-length projects.
Known For
The life of Zuzia, whose dad works on the railway, changes massively when Lampo, an extraordinary travelling dog, joins the family. The remarkable shepherd dog, whose train trips are an internet sensation, immediately becomes the best friend of the girl suffering from a heart condition.
Lampo, the Travelling Dog
Obese 12-year-old Wojtek is ashamed of himself and his mother, who runs a rundown grocery. On a bad hair day, the boy rebels against his mother, but instead of making her change, he humiliates her.
Fruits and Vegetables
Marlena struggles with a serious marital crisis due to the alcohol addiction of her husband, Zbigniew. Via the Internet she meets Bruno, a Senegalese, who brings back Marlena’s self-confidence and sense of womanhood. However, it turns out that the man plans something rather different for her than building a relationship with her…
For Love
Post-war Poland. 10-year-old Marysia lives in the countryside with her mother, Helena, who survived a concentration camp. One day Helena announces that her brother - Marysia's uncle - is coming to join them for dinner. Although Marysia herself survived the occupation in shelter, she experiences first-hand that the nightmare of war does not end with the ceasefire.
Let's Wait a Little Longer
A teenage burglar breaks into the home of an elderly man, not expecting to find him there. To her surprise, she interrupts the man in the middle of a suicide attempt. Startled by her presence, the man makes her an offer - he will let her go free if she helps him finish what he started.
Lost & Found
A mockumentary about a self-proclaimed life-coach with a cringe personality, who tries to connect with people by trying to change their lives "for the better" - yet his methods leave much to be desired.