Krzysztof Skonieczny

Krzysztof Skonieczny – film and theatre director, scriptwriter, producer, creator of the music videos, cinematographer, photograhper, actor, founder of artistic conglomerate – głębokiOFF („deeply independent”), interested in an interdisciplinary approach to art. Krzysztof recieved number of awards in various fields and has created diverse projects all over the world. In 2018 he released his HBO Europe TV series based on the book "Blinded by the lights" by Jakub Żulczyk with whom he co-wrote the script. The series won numerous awards in Poland and was mentioned by Variety as one of The Best International TV Series of 2018.

Works

The Warning

We were warned in an ancient Mayan prophecy that the 21st December 2012 would be the beginning of the end, but not how and where this new era would unveil itself. Until now.

Release Date2012-12-21

Charactersd John

Vote Count15

Hardkor Disko

A sociopath begins a relationship with the daughter of a couple he intends to murder.

Release Date2014-04-04

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Charactersd "Silny"

Vote Count24

Sweet Rush

As an aging woman married to a workaholic doctor by chance meets a young man who makes her feel young again. All of this is films by a director making a film about her which cuts in and out of the on camera and off camera drama.

Release Date2009-04-23

Charactersd Stasiek

Vote Count29

In Darkness

A dramatization of one man's rescue of Jewish refugees in the Nazi-occupied Polish city of Lvov. In Darkness tells the true story of Leopold Soha who risks his own life to save a dozen people from certain death. Initially only interested in his own good, the thief and burglar hides Jewish refugees for 14 months in the sewers of the Nazi-occupied town of Lvov (formerly Poland).

Release Date2011-09-15

Charactersd Szczepek

Vote Count196

Leszczu

Three friends, a lazy weekend at the lake.... until the ball falls where it doesn't need to, the pretty girl turns out to be on the side of the opponents, and the carpenter begins to stalk them. Something has to be figured out, and the characters are masters of dismemberment. A story of friendship, adolescence, destiny.... With a wink.

Release Date2013-01-01

Charactersd Tomek

Yuma

A story about the rise and fall of Zyga - a Polish kid in his early twenties, who wants to take charge of his life after the fall of communism, but in a time of chaos and moral anarchy, unwillingly becomes a gangster.

Release Date2012-08-03

Charactersd 'Bullet'

Vote Count35

Warsaw Uprising

It tells the story of the Warsaw Uprising of 1944 through the eyes of a US airman, escaper from the Nazi Stalag camp and two young reporters, cameramen for the Bureau of Information and Propaganda of the Polish Home Army. Their mission: documenting the Uprising by shooting newsreels for the “Palladium” cinema. Looking for the right shots, they go deeper and deeper – literally and figuratively – into the heart of the Uprising. Traumatic truth becomes obvious. Aware of being witnesses of indescribable events, they realize their duties: to document them and preserve the rolls of film at any cost…

Release Date2014-05-09

Charactersd (voice)

Vote Count18

Wrooklyn Zoo

Eighteen-year-old Kosa is the best skater in Wrocław. He has a beautiful girlfriend, great friends, an adored grandfather and a clear plan for the future - he wants to win a prestigious skateboarding competition with a lot of money at stake and a trip to Los Angeles. Everything changes dramatically when, during a carefree vacation, Kosa meets Zora - a magnetic Romani girl, with whom magic and a passionate feeling that he has never experienced before enters the boy's life.

Release Date2024-10-18

DepartmentProduction

JobProducer

Charactersd 'Prophet'

Vote Count6

Dance Marathon

An event, which main attraction is the dance marathon, has gathered crowds at the market square of the provincial Polish town. Impressive prizes compete with another attraction: the concert of the star singer Jessica. A local outsider Christian falls for the singer. Soon he discovers that her life is far from being a dream and decides to win her heart. In the crowd of marathon contestants we will meet many individuals who dream of winning the main prize for various motivations. Who will turn out to be the winner? Will there be a prize at all? Because two small-time crooks, Simon and Silvio, are lurking around. And why this persistent notion that our life is so often influenced by miracles...?

Release Date2011-06-17

Charactersd Krystian

Psubrat

Christmas is approaching. A teenager from a Warsaw block of flats is looking for the right place for himself.

Release Date2013-01-01

Charactersd Bocian

Vote Count1

Blinded by the Lights

An eight-episode story charting seven days from the life of a cocaine dealer whose perfectly organized life begins to sink into chaos while he is forced to make the most important choices in his life.

Release Date2018-10-27

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count8

Vote Count47

At Home - Poland

At Home - Poland

Spring 2020, Poland. 16 filmmakers create 14 short films about unexpected experience of isolation caused by pandemic.

Release Date2020-07-16

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count1

Debriefing the President

Debriefing the President

In 2003, John Nixon, a CIA analyst became the first American to positively identify and interrogate Saddam Hussein. During their time together, Nixon began to understand the potential consequences of the invasion, the humanitarian horrors and geopolitical turbulences that would follow Saddam's deposing.

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count1

Limbs of Sun

A journey into time, landscape and consciousness: The Southwestern United States in the black-and-white moving images and unsettling instrumental music. Entropy of the American dream.

Release Date2016-07-31

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Wałesa: Man of Hope

How was it possible that a single man influenced contemporary world so significantly? This film is an attempt to capture the phenomenon of a common man’s metamorphosis into a charismatic leader — an attempt to see how a Gdansk shipyard electrician fighting for workers’ rights awakened a hidden desire for freedom in millions of people.

Release Date2013-09-23

Vote Count82

Zawód lektor

Release Date2006-01-01