Czarna godzina
2026, 75 min

pre-premiere screening

Awards and selections: 2026 Polish Feature Film Festival in Gdynia – Perspectives Competition
Director: Filip Bojarski
Cast: Helka Rząsa, Julia Piklikiewicz, Mikołaj Osiński, Marta Bizoń
Country: Poland

[IN-PERSON SCREENING]

 

— Post-screening meeting with Filip Bojarski (the film’s director)

When the struggle for a place of your own becomes a struggle for a life together

Ada and Ewa, two young teachers in love, are forced to leave their apartment block, which is scheduled for demolition. With no savings and no prospects, they set out to find a new place to live. Their journey through the city quickly turns into an absurd and unpredictable odyssey. Combining humour with sharp observation, the film portrays a generation coming of age in the shadow of one crisis after another. It is a story about the struggle for independence, love and dreams, told in the bittersweet, often absurd tone of a tragicomedy with a dark sense of humour.

Filip Bojarski

Filip Bojarski studied Film School in Łódź. He holds a bachelor’s degree in cognitive science from the Institute of Philosophy at Jagiellonian University in Kraków. He is the director of award-winning short films and music videos that have screened at Polish and international festivals. “Empty Pockets “is his feature debut.

Tags: housing crisis, queer, young generation, adulthood, absurdity, dark humour