Magdalena Dziurlikowska

Corona Radiata

About the first three months of a pregnancy and a miscarriage. A story about the fragile balance between life and death where ambivalent feelings are intertwined with strange facts about fetal development. In the film, Magdalena Dziurlikowska play both the role of the pregnant woman who listens inward and the role of the fetus living in her own world. Pregnancy was for her a supernatural, fantastic story about the most mundane and natural. Suddenly the fetus died. It was the greatest grief she had experienced in her life.

My Secret Life

The character in the red dress is self-confident but a bit numb. The character in the blue dress is full of feelings but hasn’t found her place in life.

Don't Mention the Music

A movie about the desire to sing and the difficulty of singing right in tune.

The Holy Grail

A film about existential questions and self chosen childlessness, filmed in winter landscapes.

Favourite Things

Ten chapters, all dedicated to one thing or an environment.

Self Torture

The film is a story about the self destructive behavior. It is a narrative about a divided self, someone that exposes herself, drives herself hard, and at the other end someone who is being exposed and tormented.

The Rules

She has a lot of rules at home. Is the toilet lid supposed to be open or closed? Should you remove your shoes upon entering? How are the bananas supposed to lie in the fruit bowl? The most natural thing for oneself can be uncomfortable for someone else.

I haven’t asked for this

A woman doesn’t want to have children. Yet, or perhaps because of that she often end up in discussions about having children. In the film she answer the most common questions she has got.

Guided Tour

A guided tour of a woman about herself.