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Through Glass

A young man arrives late for his aunt's funeral, in a tiny village in central Poland. He's confronted by a number of women, who challenge his presence, as he is the only outsider that has interrupted the life this hermetic community. After he misses his last bus he is forced to stay for the night.

  • Poland
  • 2009, 15 min
  • Director: Igor Chojna
  • Director of photography: Jakub Czerwiński
  • Editor: Barbara Snarska
  • Screenplay: Igor Chojna
  • Music: Akurat
  • Cast: Monika Buchowiec, Kamil Bończyk, Graźyna Suchocka, Artur Zawadzki
  • Production: Polish National Film School in Łódź


Igor Chojna

Igor Chojna (b. 1978, Warsaw) graduated from the faculty of History and Political Science at the University of Toronto and Film Directing at the Polish National Film School in Łódź. He participated in photography workshops in Canada and Poland. The author of short fiction movies such as Julia (2007), Through Glass (2009) and Unwilligness (2009), or a documentary A screening at the “Tatry” cinema (2010).