In Waldenburg, situated in the lower Silesian Coalfield, all mines are closed down. Lukasz and his elder friend Jacek have been digging coal at their own risk for several years now. Like hundreds of other former miners, they are illegally digging for the black gold on the outskirts of their city. The local police are constantly after them. The miners have also trapped in the tunnels several times.
2008/09
Raindance
Kinofest Lünen
Filmfest Hamburg
On/Off Warschau
Milano Filmfestival
Shnit Bern
Curtocircuito Santiago de Compostela Shortmoves Halle
Internationales Film Festival Tirana
Film Polska Berlin
Filmfest Osnabrück
Bamberger Kurzfilmtage
Cinéma du Réel,
Internationales Filmfestival Tampere Internationales Filmfestival Huesca Internationales KurzFilmFestival Hamburg
Silverdocs International Documentary Festival Washington, Brooklyn International Film Festival, Sehsüchte Potsdam
Outstanding Shortfilms MoMA New York
2009
Grand Prize Pärnu International Documentary and Anthropology Film Festival, Estland
2nd prize Audience Award Hamburg Competition Hamburg International ShortFilmFestival
Best Documentary Tampere International Film Festival
2008
Best International Documentary Curtocircuito Santiago de Compostela Best Film Shortmoves International Film Festival Halle
Best Documentary International Film Festival Tirana