Krystyna Gryczełowska
(Poland)

Krystyna Gryczełowska (1931–2009) was a Polish documentary director and screenwriter, linked to the 1960s Polish School of Documentary. Born in Wilno (now Vilnius), she studied at VGIK in Moscow and later worked at the Warsaw Documentary Film Studio. Her films focus on everyday life, especially workers, women, and marginalized groups, using a patient, observational style. She gained recognition for socially engaged documentaries such as 24 Hours of Jadwiga L. (1967) and Our Friends from Lodz (1971), offering a nuanced portrait of life in communist Poland.

Films
Filmography
24 Hours of Jadwiga L.
1967

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