ONLY THE WIND

TYLKO WIATR

A 92-year-old Zdzisław and his 25-year-old granddaughter set out on a 5000 km journey to a remote village in Kazakhstan. For him, this marks a return to where he was exiled as a teenager by the Soviets during WWII. After 70 years, he once again travels to the land of his childhood, in search of his first love, which he was forced to leave behind. The granddaughter is looking to support him through his arduous journey while discovering the reality behind the bedtime stories she heard as a child.

  • Genre: Documentary
  • Country: Poland
  • Running time: 58
  • Year: 2021
  • Color: colour

Director: Zofia Kowalewska

Script: Zofia Kowalewska

DOP: Grzegorz Hartfiel

Music: Jesimchan Turechanowicz Tokubajew

Editing: Jerzy Zawadzki

Sound: Krzysztof Ridan

Production company: Silver Frame

Trailer

About the director:

Zofia Kowalewska

Zofia Kowalewska

Film director, a diploma year student of Film Direction at The National Film School in Lodz, a graduate of Wajda School Documentary Film Program. Director of “Close Ties” (2016) – a short documentary that has won over 40 awards worldwide, including Silver Dragon at Krakow Film Festival and IDFA Special Jury Award for Student Documentary. Zofia is currently working on her diploma films at the Lodz Film School. “Siskin” is her debut feature documentary.

Filmography:

“Siskin” (in postproduction)

“Loves ones” (2018)

“Close Ties” (2016)

At festivals:

61st Krakow Film Festival, 2021, Poland, 2021 (competition)

Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival 2022, Canada, 2022 (competition)

19. Neisse Film Festival, 2022, Germany, 2022 (competition)

13th International TRT Documentary Awards, Turkey, 2022 (Best Documentary)

19th International Film and Television Festival SIMFEST, Romania, 2022 (competition)

Beast International Film Festival, Portugal, 2022 (competition)

29th Astra Film Festival, Romania, 2022 (competition)

ETNOFILM International Biennial Film Festival of Documentary Ethnological Film, Slovakia, 2022 (competition)

16th Iran International Documentary Film Festival “Cinema Verite”, Iran, 2022 (competition)