THE HAMLET SYNDROM

A powerful portrait of a vibrant Ukrainian generation, the first one born after the collapse of the Soviet Union, shaped by the Maidan Revolution of 2013, scarred by war and political breakthroughs.

A few months prior to Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, five young women and men participate in a unique stage production that attempts to relate their war experiences to Shakespeare’s “Hamlet.” For each of them, the stage is a platform to express their grief and trauma through the famous question, “to be or not to be”, a dilemma that applies to their own lives

ELWIRA NIEWIERA
Born in 1976 in Raciborz. Director and screenwriter. She studied acting in the theatre academy in Gardzienice, and moved to Berlin in 2003, where she worked as a researcher for a number of documentary film productions. From 2008 to 2015, Executive Director of the Polish German foundation Nowa Ameryka (New America). Recipient of numerous awards worldwide for her “The Prince and the Dybbuk” and “The Hamlet Syndrome.”

FILMOGRAPHY
2022    The Hamlet Syndrome (Syndrom Hamleta) co-dir. by Piotr Rosolowski
2017    The Prince and the Dybbuk (Ksiaze i dybuk) do-dir. by Piotr Rosolowski
2014    Domino Effect (Domino efekt) co-dir. by Piotr Rosolowski
2007    Bulgarian Stories (Historie bulgarskie)

PIOTR ROSOLOWSKI
Born in 1977 in Olsztyn. Director, cinematographer. Graduated from Cinematography Faculty at the K. Kieslowski Film School of the Silesian University in Katowice in 2002. C0-author of the Academy-nominated documentary feature “Rabbit a la Berlin” (2010). Recipient of numerous awards worldwide for his “The Art of Disappearing”, “The Price and the Dybbuk”, and “The Hamlet Syndrome.”

FILMOGRAPHY as a director
2022    The Hamlet Syndrome (Syndrom Hamleta) co-dir. by Elwira Niewierza
2017    The Prince and the Dybbuk (Ksiaze i dybuk) do-dir. by Elwira Niewierza
2014    Domino Effect (Domino efekt) co-dir. by Piotr Ros0lowski by Elwira Niewierza
2013    The Art of Disappearing (Sztuka znikania)