ATKK-WFD-I-005

Typescript with a letter from Krzysztof Kieślowski to the Film Editorial Office of the Documentary Film Studio (WFD), written after completing work on the film “From the City of Łódź”. undated. The author explains why he has not begun a new documentary project for several months. In an extended, essay-like statement he describes the fate of several unrealised subjects, including “Catastrophe”, “Harvest”, “Before the Cruise”, “Factory”, “Million”, “Child”, and “Excursion”. He discusses each project separately, citing officials’ arguments, institutional refusals, production delays, and his own doubts. The letter functions as an extensive critical account of the practical difficulties of producing documentary films at WFD.