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Michal Marczak

Director
Michal Marczak is a Polish filmmaker known for his innovative approach to documentary filmmaking. He gained recognition for his films such as "At the Edge of Russia" and "All These Sleepless Nights." Marczak has received critical acclaim and several awards for his work, including the Best Director award at the Sundance Film Festival for "All These Sleepless Nights." He continues to push artistic boundaries in his filmmaking, exploring themes of youth, identity, and reality.

Films

Fuck For Forest

Fuck For Forest

By Michal Marczak

2012 | 83 min | Documentary

Director Marczak follows the NGO Fuck for Forest (FFF) who recruits Danny as he moves from Bergen, Norway, to progressive and permissive Berlin and joins the libidinous eco-warriors. Marczak follows new FUCK FOR FOREST recruit Danny as he moves from Bergen, Norway to progressive and permissive Berlin and joins the libidinous eco-warriors. Largely eschewing talking heads, Marczak stays like a fly in the grass as he observes the group's activities in the parks of Berlin – shooting photos and films. ...

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Hypnosis To Be Happy

Hypnosis To Be Happy

2018 | 75 min | Love & Sex

Pilar and Felipe are lonely beings who have not been able to find love or their place in the world. Right after they meet Felipe boldly proposes marriage. Pilar outright refuses and their friendship shifts in a different direction. On a short trip to the simplest of places, Felipe shares his most intimate mantra. It has kept him afloat in the worst existential crisis: an archaic '70s cassette with hypnosis inducing talk. This has a strange effect on Pilar and the story takes yet another turn. HYPNOSIS ...

Among the Palms the Bomb

Among the Palms the Bomb

2024 | 85 min | Documentary

On the shores of the Salton Sea in Southern California, the ground itself begins to speak. What appears to be sand is in fact a dense layer of fish remains, plant matter and insects — the residue of an ecosystem increasingly pushed out of balance. Falling water levels, rising salinity and environmental stress are visibly transforming the landscape, turning the lake into a site of ongoing decay. Voices from the region, including members of the Cahuilla community, reflect on the complex relationship ...