Andrzej Jakimowski

A young boy living in a provincial mining town near Wroclaw does his best to tempt fate by connecting a handsome commuter with his single mother... (All Movie Guide)

The story of a spirited ten-year-old girl who has run away from her proudly affluent parents in town and finds grudging refuge with the slightly slovenly caretaker of an abandoned farm, an ex-teacher. (imdb)

In this remarkable and captivating film from director Andrzej Jakimowski, a young blind man who can psychically envision the landscape through which he walks takes a similarly afflicted woman under his wing, and ventures with her out into the beautiful (and perilous) streets of Lisbon. (tiff.net)

After a wave of evictions sweeps the city of Warsaw, University student Marek and his mother suddenly become homeless. Shelters are full or closing and the government is unconcerned. Struggling to maintain his class schedule, Marek also struggles to somehow protect his mother. It is a daily effort to find safe refuge for the night. This is complicated by Koles, a stray dog his mother adopted and refuses to relinquish, even when it denies them shelter. (Cleveland Int. Film Fest.)