Films that refuse to behave.

Independent film production  ·  Brooklyn, NY

Selected work

My Sunnyside film poster

My Sunnyside

Feature documentary  ·  A transformative love story

Over eight years, a trans couple builds a life out of love, transition, and the family they choose — an intimate portrait of two people becoming themselves, together.

Premiered at the Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival and DOC NYC, and screened at festivals worldwide.

Written, directed & edited by Matylda Kawka  ·  Cinematography Marcin Kaproń  ·  Music Andy Stack  ·  Produced by Alicja Gancarz & Anna Wereda  ·  Co-production Kawka Films, TVP S.A.  ·  Co-financing Polish Film Institute

In development

Flamingo Island — the studio’s first narrative feature, alongside several other narrative projects in development.

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About

Kawka Films is the independent production home of Polish-American filmmaker Matylda Kawka.

Based in Brooklyn, Matylda makes documentary and narrative work rooted in trust, long duration, and a deep engagement with gender, desire, and the families we inherit and choose.

Her work has screened at international film festivals and been presented in Cannes. She holds degrees in Philosophy and Directing from the Łódź Film School.

Let’s make something that misbehaves.

Brooklyn, New York

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