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TICKLING THE DEVIL

POLISH TITLE: IGRAJĄC Z DIABŁEM

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Renowned photojournalist Christopher Morris documented decades of war. Now he battles PTSD at his home in Florida. Triggered by memories and an increasingly violent America, he finds solace only in his wife, Vesna, and family. Formerly barricaded from his archive, Chris now sees unsettling parallels between the conflicts he covered and current domestic polarization. This intimate portrait explores the toll of bearing witness and the struggle to find peace when the world feels on the brink.

GENRE:
documentary
COUNTRY:
Polska
RUNNING TIME:
82'
YEAR:
COLOUR:
black and white
DIRECTING:
Piotr Małecki, Maciej Nabrdalik
SCRIPT:
Piotr Małecki, Maciej Nabrdalik
DOP:
Piotr Małecki, Maciej Nabrdalik
EDITOR:
Ilona Grzyb
SOUND:
Piotr Małecki, Bart Putkiewicz, Maciej Nabrdalik
PRODUCTION:
Short Docs Media
COPRODUCTION:
TVP. S.A, Lollipop Films

Piotr Małecki »

Photographer and filmmaker, Wajda School graduate, and winner of numerous Polish and international awards. His documentaries, supported by Canal+ and PISF, premiered at DOK Leipzig and KFF. His work has appeared in The New York Times and The Guardian. Member of Panos Pictures and founder of Short Docs Media. He lectured at the Lodz Film School and Warsaw University. From 2016–2025, he served as a Canon Ambassador. He masterfully blends reportage with documentary film.


Maciej Nabrdalik »

Maciek Nabrdalik is a VII Photo Agency documentary photographer and Harvard Nieman Fellow. Awarded by World Press Photo and POYi, he focuses on sociological changes in Eastern Europe. Author of "The Irreversible", "Homesick", and "OUT". As a cinematographer, he worked on Sundance-premiered "The Stringer" (2025). He is a faculty member at the Lodz Film School and Collegium Civitas. His work on Nazi camp survivors, Chernobyl, and the LGBTQ community has been published and exhibited globally.