LETTERS FROM WOLF STREET
A street in downtown Warsaw is the focus of this witty and personal portrait of Poland. Arjun Talwar immigrated here a decade ago, but still has trouble fitting in. “Wolf Street” – or “Ulica Wilcza” – hasn’t made it easy for him. In an attempt to accelerate his integration, the director begins filming his neighbours, testing his relationships with them, while seeking ways to overcome his own alienation.
With the help of his friend Mo, another immigrant turned filmmaker, Arjun uncovers the hidden mysteries of the street, revealing a web of charming characters. He finds others like himself, people who live between past and present, between an imagined homeland and a real one. The street, like an invisible thread, connects them all, offering its solace against the melancholy of everyday life. From within its kilometre-long confines, an image of modern Europe forms, exposing a kaleidoscope of contradictions and anxieties.
The film throws stereotypes to the wind, as it tries to navigate the fictitious boundaries between neighbours. Poland, known for being homogenous, unwelcoming and right-wing, is faced with a mirror, held up by a foreigner-filmmaker.
FESTIVALS
Berlinale Panorama, World Premiere, 2025
Direction and Cinematography: Arjun Talwar
Written by: Arjun Talwar, Bigna Tomschin
Editing: Bigna Tomschin
Music: Aleksander Makowski
Production: Uni-Solo Studio (PL), Inselfilm (DE)
Cast: Piotr Chadryś, Mo Tan, Feras Daboul, Barbara Goettgens, Oskar Paczkowski