38th edition
17-25 january 2026

Wniebowstapienie

Malgorzata Szumowska

Image Wniebowstapienie
Poland
2000 Fiction 20 min
Somewhere in Russia, during the period of Perestroika, the residents of an apartment building are celebrating. The unexpected arrival of a mysterious visitor disrupts the enthusiastic atmosphere and rekindles each resident's doubts, fears and memories...
With : Grazyna Zynek, Malgorzata Lukowska, Patrycja Kowalczuk, Katarzyna Wawrzyniec, Rosalia Wesola
Screenplay : Malgorzata Szumowska, Michal Englert
Image : Michal Englert
Sound : Michal Dominowski
Editing : Barabara Snarska, Jacek Drosio
Malgorzata Szumowska was born in 1973 in Cracow, Poland. She studied for several years at the Lodz film school, directing both documentaries as well as fictions. Wniebowstapienie is her graduation film. Since, she has directed a feature-length film, Szezesliwy, also being selected this year in Angers.