The Producers

Marek Kozakiewicz - Director

Born in 1986, Marek is a film director and cinematographer; video and multimedia artist. He graduated from the National Film School in Łódź(PWSFTviT) at the Faculty of Cinematography. He also completed Film Studies at the University of Lodz.

As a cinematographer he worked on awarded films such as „Diagnosis” by Ewa Podgórska and „The Ugliest Car in the World” by Grzegorz Szczepaniak.

His full-length documentary directorial debut "Silent Love" premiered at Visions du Reel and Hot Docs 2022, and won awards as the Best Polish Documentary and Best International Debut at Millenium Docs Against Gravity 2022. Now he is working on his new documentary for one of the biggest online platforms.

Making The Film

Aga and Maya in Silent Love

Director's Statement

"Silent Love" is an observational documentary that subtly and tenderly portrays the lives of two women raising a pubescent teenager. It is devoid of literalism and simplification. Each of the characters is completely different, both visually and in terms of character. Each faces different problems. Each has different obstacles to overcome. Together they form a unique family. I believe this film can help conservative viewers open up to LGBT+ people, and it can also give courage to LGBT+ people who have yet to come out of the closet.

"Silent Love" is a film about trying to build a new, unconventional family in the conservative setting of a small Polish village. But most of all, it is a universal story about the hardships of raising a teenager in the face of a parent's death and about taking on new roles.

-Marek Kozakiewicz, Director, Silent Love