Directed by Maciej J. Drygas • Documentary • 2013 • 75 minutes
Abu Haraz is set in a small village in northern Sudan, where life has followed the same natural rhythms for a thousand years. But everything changes when a huge dam is built on the Nile, threatening to flood the land and submerge the village under 35 meters of water. As the floodwaters approach, the residents face a profound crisis: Can their culture and way of life continue in a new place, or will everything that defines them be lost?
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Hear My Cry
Directed by Maciej J. Drygas • Documentary • 1991 • 48 minutes
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One Day in People's Poland
Directed by Maciej J. Drygas • Documentary • 2005 • 61 minutes
Nothing special happened in the People's Republic of Poland on September 27. The weather forecast predicted moderate cloudiness. More than 1,600 citizens were born, about 600 died. Day like every day... One Day in People’s Poland tak...
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State of Weightlessness
Directed by Maciej J. Drygas • Documentary • 1994 • 60 minutes
State of Weightlessness is a documentary that uses long-duration Soviet space missions as a lens through which to examine the psychological and historical dislocation of the late Cold War period. Drawing on rare audio recordings from...
