Bread and Salt

Tymek is a young pianist studying at the Chopin University of Music. He returns to his hometown to spend the summer break with his mother, his brother, and his friends from the hood. At the meeting point for the local youth, a newly-opened neighbourhood kebab bar, Tymek witnesses the spiralling tensions between his friends and the Arab employees, leading to a tragic finale. A film inspired by true events, cast with non-professional actors.


Damian Kocur

Director and cinematographer Damien Kocur graduateted from the Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School and he is a PhD candidate at the Lodz Film School. His last film Beyond is the Day received awards for Best Short Film at Trieste and Tehran Film Festivals and the Best European Film award at the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival. It also qualified for the EFA nomination and was part of the New Directors/New Films program at MoMA in New York in 2021.