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Film scholar and journalist
Country of origin
Poland

Aleksandra Mieczynska (*1967) is a professional film expert and a journalist. She works at Radio Fiat in Czestochowa as a deputy director. She wrote her master's thesis on "Protestant ethics in Bergman's films" at the Faculty of Philology of the University of Lodz at the Department of Media and Audiovisual Culture.
2014-2015 she co-organized a series of film meetings entitled "The Polish Decalogue - Reflections on the Commandments in the Perspective of Polish Documentary Films". Currently she writes her PhD dissertation at the Faculty of Social Sciences of the Pontifical University of John Paul II in Krakow, with the working title "Feminine messianic characters in the cinema. A study of the cinema's communication possibilities in the area of values".

Current issues

Mythical figures and images from the worlds of culture, sport and politics formed the subject matter of some of the films screened at DocFest Sheffield 2026. Peter Paul Huth explores them.
The extent to which the documentary film has evolved was once again evident this year at DocFest Sheffield (10–15 June 2026). The classic ideal of Direct Cinema or Cinéma Vérité has given way to a wide variety of cinematic possibilities. Report by Peter Paul Huth.

Events

16.02.2025
Haus der EKD, Charlottenstraße 53/54, 10117 Berlin

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