SAD DZIADKA/САД ДІДУСЯ AND Q&A WITH DIRECTOR, PROTAGONIST, CINEMATOGRAPHER/PROTAGONIST, PRODUCER AND HISTORIAN

Recommended. While this documentary tackles the Volhynian massacre, it's gentle. No archives, just Volhynia nowadays and a young woman from Poland looking for the traces of her grandfather's early childhood experience. It's verdant, quiet, people friendly. On the way, apart from occasional stories about the massacre retold as hearsays, she discovers that many Ukrainians warned Poles or even hosted runaways from the massacre - the first time I've heard of the good ones. Comforting. It also proves it's hostilities that lead to such events. As the Ukrainian cinematographer concludes: "There are many bad people in the world. There are also many good ones."

It's a Polish-Ukrainian co-production. There were initially 24 versions of the film, edited just before the full-scale war. The documentary was consulted by 6 historians, mostly Prof. Motyka. There was a cold-blooded political plan to eradicate Poles, by decision by Banderite OUN: if there are no Poles, there's no conflict. Bones coming onto the surface of the ground are common, that's why the protagonist came across some.

 What's coming up?

ZOOM TV

Their autumn schedule is based on 3 pillars: humour, scandal, mystery. 

Humour can be found in comedy shows starting on Sunday 13 October. Their recording is regularly prolonged by a few hours because the team make each other laugh. Raunchy jokes on breakfast TV are to be expected. To me, they're too vulgar to amuse. Elderly people are said to laugh most - maybe I'm just too young for that. 

A new season of "To leci w sieci" presenting click baits is already on - no Polish is needed to understand those videos of blunders.

"Alf" has come back, yes, the 80s show is already on.

Season 3 of "Dom w cenie mieszkania" starts on 6 October. The show tells you how to build a 200K-300K oasis of luxury within 2 weeks. Is it worth to move out of the city flat? "You can have 20 houses with no fence and tranquility or a noisy neighbour behind the fence - there's no rule." as presenter Kuba Midel says.

Season 2 of "Zabójcze potrawy" starts on 9 November. Whereas season 1 covered Asia, season 2 will be devoted to South America. Now the Amazon water levels are very low due to the climate disaster. Still, Jarek Nowak ate lizards or fish from the depths of the sea. Bolivia has 40% of oxygen - "football teams playing there try to draw." When Bolivians get down from 4 thousand metres above sea level they swell, which passes after a week. Now eating monkeys and frogs is forbidden by Peru. Jarek Nowak is only afraid of brains and eyes because of prion diseases. He met very friendly people in South America, especially in the Amazon. 

A new season, from early 2025, of the Polish version of British "Naked Attraction" - "Magia nagości. Polska", in order to reach a young audience, will be presented by influencer Julia Oleś who's a big fan of the original version. It's a dating show with all body shapes and sizes and an uncertainty of who will be chosen by the participant. One episode in spring is going to be in Julia's native Silesian.

From Monday to Friday documentaries are on offer. Those on Hitler are extremely popular. But you can also learn of tech novelties, e.g. drones which already transport people in Dubai or realise hens make friends with each other.

WARSAW KOREAN FILM FESTIVAL

Starting this Friday, the festival brings several promising titles I'm dying to see and one picture I had a chance to see already, at Warsaw Film Festival,  "뉴 노멀" ("New Normal"). I'm in for a lot of fun.