Like Leon

Film program, FR/PL 2022, 42 min., pol. OmeU

By: Marc Nurzynski

With: Leon K. Dziemaszkiewicz, Thierry Mugler

Polish performance artist Leon K. Dziemaszkiewicz creates art that many of his peers aspire to: it challenges, confuses, touches and enjoys a respectable accessibility. His own body, the playfulness and the perversion that comes with it dominate his provocative performances. Coupled with a wide range of human emotions – from sadness to frustration and aggression – Leon creates his own little cosmos with each show. A documentary about the magical-obscene world of an expressionist who strongly believes in art beyond the comfort zone.

Kai Hermann

Supporting film: Natural Pleasures

PL 2023, 23 min, pol. OV + eng UT

By: Rafał Żwirek & Aga Szreder

How do you explore sexuality in harmony with yourself and the nature around you? A reflection on identity from the perspective of a mature woman born under an oppressive system on the outskirts of Europe.

Supporting film: Skraj (Edge)

PL 2023, 18 min, pol. OV + eng UT

By: Edmund Krempiński, Jakub Dylewski

Edmund deals with various forms of frustration rooted in society’s oppression of his transgender identity. Based on a true story, Skrag presents a psychomagical act leading to the final liberation and allegorical transition into the pearl.