Hanna Polak Director, producer and cinematographer Hanna Polak, born 1967 in Poland, graduated from the Cinematography Institute of the Russian Federation, VGIK, in Moscow in 2007. Polak’s The Children of Leningradsky (2004), the precursor of Something Better to Come, was nominated for an Oscar and two Emmys and won an IDA Award. Love and Rubbish (2012), made for the international Why Poverty? cross-media initiative, also came out of her time with the children at the garbage dump. Other titles include Al – Tribute to Albert Maysles (2004), Battle of Warsaw 1920 in 3D (2010), and Faces of Homelessness (2010). Something Better to Come (2014) is selected for IDFA’s Feature-Length Competition.
POETRY. Hanna Polak wants her film to reflect human dignity and beauty, above all. Despite its sombre story, it is full of warm, uplifting moments.
Sigrid Dyekjær Photo: Stine Heilmann
Something Better to Come Photo: Hanna Polak
Hanna Polak Photo: Stine Heilmann
INTERVIEW / hanna polak / Something Better to Come
Sigrid Dyekjær Producer at Danish Documentary Production. Films include Something Better to Come (Hanna Polak, 2014), The Newsroom – Off the Record (Mikala Krogh, 2014, see page 30), Ai Weiwei The Fake Case (Andreas Johnsen, 2013), A Normal Life (Mikala Krogh, 2012), Free the Mind (Phie Ambo, 2012), The Good Life (Eva Mulvad, 2010), The Monastery (Pernille Rose Grønkjær, 2006). FILM | IDFA Issue 2014
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