TICKLING THE DEVIL
POLISH TITLE: IGRAJĄC Z DIABŁEM
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:
- 2026
- COLOUR:
- black and white
- DIRECTING:
- Piotr Małecki, Maciek Nabrdalik
- SCRIPT:
- Piotr Małecki, Maciek Nabrdalik
- DOP:
- Piotr Małecki, Maciek Nabrdalik
- EDITOR:
- Ilona Grzyb
- SOUND:
- Piotr Małecki, Bart Putkiewicz, Maciek Nabrdalik
- PRODUCTION:
- Short Docs Media
- COPRODUCTION:
- TVP. S.A, Lollipop Films
Piotr Małecki »
A photographer and filmmaker, a graduate of the Wajda School, and the recipient of numerous Polish and international awards. His documentaries, supported by Canal+ and the Polish Film Institute, have premiered at DOK Leipzig and the Kraków Film Festival. A member of the Panos Pictures agency and founder of Short Docs Media. He has lectured at the Łódź Film School and the University of Warsaw. He successfully combines the world of reportage with documentary film. He has directed the following films: "Nasze Małe Eldorado" (doc., 2023), "Portret Osobisty" (mini-series doc., 2021), "Jerzy i Jerzy na Jeziorach" (doc. 2018), "Budzik" (doc. 2015).
Maciek 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- 66th Krakow Film Festival, 2026, 2026 (Golden Hobby-Horse, The Polish Filmmakers Association Award for Editing, The Human Rights in Motion Award, The Audience Award )