Candidates of Death

Director: Maciej Cuske
Script: Maciej Cuske
Cinematography: Tomasz Pawlik
Editing: Katarzyna Orzechowska
Music: Michał Jacaszek, Grzegorz Daroń
Producers: Ewa Hoffmann, Maciej Cuske

Poland 2026
95′
Screening with english subtitles.

The screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Maciej Cuske.

The decade-long process of creating an amateur horror film under the mysterious title Candidates of Death by a group of friends becomes the starting point for discreet observation of their growing up.

Over a dozen years ago, Maciej took his son and two of his young friends on vacation, during which they filmed an amateur horror movie together. Little did he know then that it would turn into one of the greatest adventures of his life, lasting over a decade.’Candidates of Death’ is a film about the power of great friendship, growing up, the changes we go through, our fears, dreams, and plans, set against the backdrop of a grand cinematic adventure spanning decades.