Our dearly beloved Director Of Operations, Martin, is leaving us at the conclusion of this year, so we wanted to give him a proper send-off by letting him program four of his favorite films. The final film in his series, entitled The Last Dance, is legendary filmmaker Krzysztof Kieslowski’s Camera Buff!

Filip buys an 8mm movie camera when his first child is born. Because it’s the first camera in town, he’s named official photographer by the local Party boss. His horizons widen when he is sent to regional film festivals with his first works but his focus on movie making also leads to domestic strife and philosophical dilemmas.

Camera Buff is a quietly foundational film that predicted the world we live in, where everyone is a cameraman and every moment might be a movie. It also marked Kieslowski’s international breakthrough as a director with something to say. Without it, we may never have gotten The Decalogue, The Double Life of Véronique, or the Three Colors trilogy, all of which we intend to screen at The Frida Cinema in 2026.