Hanna Polak
Known for
Directing
Born
July 21, 1967 (age 59)
Birthplace
Katowice, Śląskie, Poland
Biography
Hanna Polak (born 1967) is a Polish documentary director, cinematographer and producer. For her short documentary film, "The Children of Leningradsky", about a community of homeless children living in the Leningradsky railway station in Moscow, she was nominated for an Academy Award and an Emmy Award. In 2003, she was awarded Best Producer of Documentary Movies at the Kraków Film Festival for Railway Station Ballad.
In 2004, Polak completed her documentary film, "The Children of Leningradsky", which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject). In 2014, Polak has completed her documentary film "Something Better To Come", which received the International Documentar...
Best known work
The Children of Leningradsky
2005
Something Better to Come
2014
Angels of Sinjar
2022
Stone Silence
2007A Railway Station Song
2003Al. Tribute to Albert Maysles
2004Faces of Homelessness
2010Love and Rubbish
2012
The Officer's Wife
2010Warsaw Battle 1920 in 3D
2010Filmography
2022
Angels of SinjarDirector, Producer, Director of Photography
2020
Nieletni inżynierowieDirector
2014
Something Better to ComeDirector, Director of Photography, Writer, Producer, Editor
2012
Love and RubbishScreenplay, Producer, Director of Photography, Director
2010
Warsaw Battle 1920 in 3DDirector of Photography, Editor, Director
2010
The Officer's WifeDirector of Photography
2010
Faces of HomelessnessDirector, Director of Photography
2007
Stone SilenceDirector of Photography
2006
The Orange SunDirector
2005
The Children of LeningradskyDirector, Producer, Director of Photography, Screenplay, Translator
2004
Al. Tribute to Albert MayslesDirector of Photography, Director, Producer
2003
A Railway Station SongDirector of Photography, Producer