We invite you to screenings with polish subtitles for Deaf and hard-of-hearing audiences (SDH) at DCF Cinema in Wrocław.
Subtitles for Deaf and hard-of-hearing audiences include not only a transcription of the dialogue, but also information about who is speaking, which makes it easier to follow conversations—especially in scenes with multiple characters. They also include descriptions of background sounds, music, and the emotions of the characters, helping to better convey the mood and dynamics of the film.
A Polish Sign Language (PJM) invitation to the festival will be available here soon.
List of screenings with polish SDH subtitles
CLOSURE
May 9 | 13:15 | DCF Cinema
dir. Michał Marczak, 108 min, Poland, France, 2026
Daniel didn’t hear his son Krzysiek leaving the house and heading to the bridge over the Vistula—the last place he was seen. A camera captured him, and then he disappeared: either he jumped into the river or walked off the bridge. Since then, Daniel and his wife have been suspended between hope and fear. Unable to wait for a breakthrough in the investigation, Daniel builds a boat equipped with cameras and drones and begins searching the river himself. The long, solitary hours on the boat become a chance to confront his past.
BUGBOY
May 10 | 12:45 | DCF Cinema
Bugboy, dir. Lucas Paleocrassas, 88 min, Greece, France, 2026
Yorgos, a shy teenager with a visual impairment, struggles to connect with others after his parents’ divorce. His bond with a cricket named Isabella becomes a catalyst for transformation and self-discovery. His passion for insects turns into a lesson about trust, friendship, and growing up. The film blends realism with a poetic, fairy-tale tone.
TO HOLD A MOUNTAIN
May 12 | 18:15 | DCF Cinema
To Hold a Mountain, dir. Biljana Tutorov, Petar Glomazić, 105 min, Serbia, France, Montenegro, Slovenia, Croatia, 2026
In the Sinjajevina mountains in Montenegro, Gara and her thirteen-year-old daughter Nada return each year to their 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 the local resistance, while Nada faces loss and questions about violence against the land. The film combines ecological reflection with an intimate portrait of a mother–daughter relationship.
NUISANCE BEAR
May 17 | 13:45 | DCF Cinema
dir. Gabriela Osio Vanden, Jack Weisman, 87 min, USA, Canada, UK, 2026
In Churchill, Manitoba—known as the polar bear capital—the predator moves among tourists, guards, and hunters, seen as a nuisance. Through an Inuit narrator, we observe the tense coexistence between humans and bears. Challenging nature film conventions, the film favors confrontation over moralizing and invites reflection on wildlife as spectacle.
A FOX UNDER A PINK MOON
May 15 | 17:00 | DCF Cinema
dir. Mehrdad Oskouei, Soraya Akhalaghi, 77 min, Iran, Denmark, 2025
Sixteen-year-old artist Soraya Akhalaghi recorded her life for five years on her phone, capturing key moments and her attempt to leave Iran. Her drawings and sculptures, combined with personal archives, create a poetic narrative blending fantasy and reality. The directors give her the voice of narrator in her own story about migration, identity, and art as survival.
MARIINKA
May 14 | 16:15 | DCF Cinema
dir. Pieter-Jan de Pue, 94 min, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, 2026
“Mariinka” begins long before the full-scale Russian invasion. In eastern Ukraine, we follow young people whose lives have been shaped by over a decade of war in Donbas. Like in a Greek tragedy, two brothers fight on opposite sides, while the youngest lives far away in the United States. A story of belonging, loyalty, and divisions stronger than blood ties.
MARLEE MATLIN: NOT ALONE ANYMORE
May 16 | 13:30 | DCF Cinema
dir. Shoshannah Stern, 97 min, USA, 2025
In 1987, Marlee Matlin became the first Deaf actress to win an Academy Award® at just 21 years old. 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 a pioneer. A reflection on visibility, identity, and the power of representation.
CHILD OF MY OWN
May 9 | 20:30 | DCF Cinema
dir. Maite Alberdi, 96 min, Mexico, 2026
Driven by the desire for motherhood and social pressure, Alejandra takes a desperate step—she pretends to be pregnant. What starts as a small lie turns into a complex deception lasting for months, maintained in front of her husband and family. Eventually, it spirals out of control. A portrait of a woman trapped in her own lies and a story about loneliness, pressure, and the longing for motherhood.
TIME AND WATER
May 16 | 18:30 | DCF Cinema
dir. Sara Dosa, 93 min, Iceland, USA, 2026
A poetic story about memory, time, and loss. 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 memories, family, and history. A reflection on personal loss and the passage of time.
WHISPERS IN THE WOODS
May 16 | 11:30 | DCF Cinema
dir. Vincent Munier, 94 min, France, 2025
In his new film, the director of The Velvet Queen takes us into ancient French forests. Together with his father Michel and son Simon, he observes wildlife—deer, owls, lynxes, and capercaillies. The camera not only shows but also “listens” to the forest as a living organism. A story of wonder, nature, and family bonds. Music by Warren Ellis, Dom La Nena, and Rosemary Standley.
WAX & GOLD
May 17 | 18:15 | DCF Cinema
dir. Ruth Beckermann, 97 min, Austria, Italy, 2026
A stay at the legendary Hilton hotel in Addis Ababa and Ryszard Kapuściński’s The Emperor become the starting point for a layered story about Ethiopia’s imperial past and present. The film explores different perspectives on contemporary Ethiopia while attempting to understand its history and broader African context. The title refers to an Ethiopian rhetorical tradition in which words carry both explicit and hidden meanings.
TWO MOUNTAINS WEIGHING DOWN MY CHEST
May 8 | 21:00 | DCF Cinema
dir. Viv Li, 86 min, Germany, Netherlands, 2025
A 32-year-old artist raised in Beijing and now living in Berlin navigates between the city’s progressive scene and her conservative family life in China. The film explores cultural differences and the tension between East and West with humor and self-irony, while searching for identity in a globalized world.
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