Hanna Polak

Hanna Polak

Bio

Director, cinematographer, photographer. Born in 1967 in Katowice. From 1989-’91 she studied acting and theatre at the Acting School in Wrocław and Warsaw. In 2002, she began her studies in the cinematography division of The Cinematography School of Moscow. She has been involved in charitable activities in Russia since 1995. In 1997, she founded and later collaborated with Active Child Aid to help the underprivileged children of Russia (www.rcws.org, http://www.activechildaid.org).

In 2004, she completed work on her first short film, “Al” which opened first at the Documentary Film Festival in Cracow, Poland.

Filmography

2015 Something Better to Come (Nadejdą lepsze czasy)
2010 Warsaw Battle 1920 in 3d (Bitwa Warszawska 1920 in 3d)
2007 Stone Silence (Kamienna cisza)
2004 The Children of Leningradsky (Dzieci z Leningradzkiego)