During the festival, selected films will be available with Polish voice-over narration. This is a good solution for people who have difficulty reading subtitles or prefer to focus fully on the image.
The voice-over track can be used via the Kino Dostępne 2.0 app. You simply need to download the voice-over file at home, come to the cinema with your phone and headphones, open the app, select the film and activate the voice-over track – the recording will automatically synchronise with the screening. Detailed instructions on how to use the app, as well as download links, can be found below.
LIST OF FILMS AVAILABLE WITH POLISH VOICE-OVER:
Dates and screening times can be found in the individual film pages after clicking on the selected title (from 16 April, when the full festival programme is published).
Closure
Michał Marczak, Poland / France, 2026, 108 minutes
Daniel does not hear his son Krzysiek leave the house and walk to a bridge over the Vistula – where he was last seen. He is captured on camera and then disappears: he either jumped into the river or walked away from the bridge. From that moment, Daniel and his wife live suspended between hope and fear. The father cannot wait for developments in the investigation – he builds a boat equipped with cameras and drones and begins searching the river himself. The lonely hours on the boat become a chance to reassess his life.
BUGBOY
Lucas Paleocrassas, Greece / France, 2026, 88 minutes
Yorgos – a shy teenager with a vision impairment – struggles to form relationships after his parents’ divorce. His bond with a cricket named Isabella becomes a catalyst for transformation and self-discovery. His passion for insects becomes a lesson in trust, friendship, and coming of age. The film combines realism with a metaphorical fairy-tale tone, blending realistic and poetic imagery.
To Hold a Mountain
Biljana Tutorov, Petar Glomazić, Serbia / France / Montenegro / Slovenia / Croatia, 2026, 105 minutes
In the Sinjajevina mountains of Montenegro, Gara and her thirteen-year-old daughter Nada return each year to the family pastures, living close to nature and tradition. Their world is threatened when the government announces plans to build a military training ground. Gara leads local resistance, while Nada faces experiences of loss and questions about violence against the land. The film combines ecological reflection with an intimate portrait of a mother-daughter relationship.
JOYBUBBLES
Rachael J. Morrison, USA, 2026, 80 minutes
The story of Joe Engressia, a blind boy from birth who discovered he could control the global telephone system by whistling a magical tone. As one of the first “phone phreaks”, he unknowingly created a subculture that influenced the future of hacking and technology. The film combines archival footage, surreal imagery and interviews with friends, portraying independence, imagination and joy of life.
NUISANCE BEAR
Gabriela Osio Vanden, Jack Weisman, USA / Canada / United Kingdom, 2026, 87 minutes
In Churchill, Manitoba – known as the polar bear capital – the predator moves among tourists, rangers and hunters and is seen as a nuisance. We observe the tense coexistence of humans and bears from the perspective of an Inuit narrator. Challenging the conventions of wildlife films, the work focuses on confrontation rather than moralisation and invites reflection on the role of wilderness as spectacle.
A Fox Under a Pink Moon
Mehrdad Oskouei, Soraya Akhalaghi, Iran / Denmark, 2025, 77 minutes
Sixteen-year-old artist Soraya Akhalaghi, creating striking drawings and sculptures, filmed key moments of her life over five years using her phone, documenting her attempt to escape Iran. Her visual art and personal archive build a poetic narrative blending fantasy and reality. The director gives her the voice to narrate her own story of migration, identity and art as survival.
MARIINKA
Pieter-Jan de Pue, Belgium / Netherlands / Germany, 2026, 94 minutes
“Mariinka” begins long before the full-scale Russian invasion. In eastern Ukraine we follow several young Ukrainians whose lives have been shaped by over ten years of war in Donbas. Like in a Greek tragedy, two brothers fight on opposing sides of the front, while the youngest lives far from the war in the United States. The film explores belonging, loyalty and divisions stronger than family ties.
Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore
Shoshannah Stern, USA, 2025, 97 minutes
In 1987, Marlee Matlin became the first Deaf actor to win an Academy Award® at the age of 21. For many Americans she became a symbolic representative of her community. Telling her story in sign language, she confronts pressure, stereotypes and the loneliness of being a pioneer. The film reflects on visibility, identity and the power of representation.
Child of My Own
Maite Alberdi, Mexico, 2026, 96 minutes
The desire for motherhood and social pressure push Alejandra into a desperate act – she begins to pretend she is pregnant. The innocent lie turns into a complex deception maintained for months before her husband and family. Over time, it spirals out of control. The film portrays a woman trapped in her own web of lies and a story of loneliness, social pressure and the desperate need to fulfil a dream of motherhood.
TIME AND WATER
Time and Water, Sara Dosa, Iceland / USA, 2026, 93 minutes
A poetic story about memory, impermanence and the loss of what seems indestructible. As Iceland’s glaciers melt and grandparents pass away, writer Andri Snær Magnason transforms family photos, recordings, myths and songs into a time capsule preserving memory, family and history. The film connects personal loss with a universal question about remembering and preserving the past.
WHISPERS IN THE WOODS
Whispers in the Woods, Vincent Munier, France, 2025, 94 minutes
In Vincent Munier’s new film, we travel to the ancient forests of France. The director, together with his father Michel and son Simon, observes wildlife – deer, owls, lynxes and capercaillies. The camera not only shows images but also “listens” to the forest as a living organism full of sound and movement. It is a story about wonder for nature, as well as family bonds and shared experience. Music for the film was composed by Warren Ellis, Dom La Nena and Rosemary Standley.
WAX & GOLD
Wax & Gold, Ruth Beckermann, Austria / Italy, 2026, 97 minutes
A stay in the legendary Hilton hotel in Addis Ababa and Ryszard Kapuściński’s “The Emperor” become the starting point for a multilayered story about Ethiopia’s imperial past and its present. We encounter different interpretations of current events in the country, as the director seeks to understand local history and broader African realities. The title refers to an Ethiopian rhetorical tradition in which words carry both literal and hidden meanings.
Two Mountains Weighing Down My Chest
Viv Li, Germany / Netherlands, 2025, 86 minutes
A 32-year-old artist raised in Beijing and now living in Berlin navigates between Berlin’s alternative progressive scene and her family’s traditional, conservative life in China. The film lightly and self-ironically shows cultural differences – the constant adaptation to conflicting expectations of East and West – and the search for identity in a globalised world.
Link to the film page “Everywhere Good, Everywhere Bad”
Yo (Love Is a Rebellious Bird)
Anna Fitch, Banker White, USA, 2026, 78 minutes
After the loss of a friend, Anna spends ten years building a 1:3 scale model of her house for a puppet bearing the same name. The film intertwines the intimate reality of Yo’s final year of life with a creative reinterpretation of her experiences. Yo lived against social expectations, and through art Anna maintains their bond. It is a story about memory, grief and love beyond time.
How to use the Kino Dostępne 2.0 app:
Before the screening:
At a convenient time, in a place with stable internet access (Wi-Fi or mobile data), download the voice-over file for the selected film. In the app, select the film, tap its title, and then activate “Download audio description” or “Download voice-over”. The download is complete when you see the message “All files have been downloaded”. You need headphones to use the app.
In the cinema:
The app synchronises playback by analysing the sound from the cinema speakers, so microphone access is required. Keep the phone still during synchronisation. After the advertisement block ends, press “Start audio description”. Synchronisation may take 20–90 seconds. If it fails, repeat the process.
Test at home:
A test film is available at kinodostepne.pl.
App download links:
Download Android app
Download iOS app
CONTACT:
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