A TV series portraying the 1963 smallpox epidemic in Wrocław, Poland.
The project was awarded Student Award at prestigious Series Mania Festival, nominated for the Polish Film Awards (Orły), BNP Paribas Warsaw Serial Con and received five nominations from Wirtualna Polska for Top Seriale.
“Variola Vera” brings together emotionally charged performances, beatiuful cinematography, and a bold directorial vision.
One of the most compelling part is integrating archival footage with newly shot material – not as illustration, but as an organic part of the narrative, to let history and drama breathe within the same rhythm.
director: Kuba Czekaj
dop: Wojciech Węgrzyn PSC
writers: Piotr Derewenda, Wojciech Lepianka
cast: Agnieszka Podsiadlik, Tomasz Ziętek, Cezary Pazura, Anna Karczmarczyk, Piotr Pacek, Ilona Ostrowska, Marcin Sztabiński, Sebastian Łach, Adam Cywka, Neeraj Vasudeva and others.
production: Watchout Studio, Telewizja Polska
producers: Dagmara Bagnecka, Krzysztof Terej / Watchout Studio, Krystyna Świeca / TVP
postproduction: DI Factory
sound postproduction: Iwona Ejsmund, Marcin Ejsmund
editor ep VI: Andrzej Juraszczyk
editor ep I, IV: Magdalena Chowańska
editor ep II, V, VII: Aleksandra Gowin
editor ep III: Sebastian Mialik
trailer editor: Albert Bana