The Return
"We understand Essence as a return to the roots of travel, a return to nature, a deeper knowledge of other cultures during journeys. For us, it is also a journey inward."
Opening Film
16 presentations
Waldemar Kuligowski
WatchTravels that destroy, travels that create...
Weronika Mliczewska
WatchThe myth of seeking essence
Michał Kiełbasiński
WatchUltramarathon through Yukon and Alaska
Marek Tomalik
WatchAborigines – indigenous Australians
Magda Jończyk
WatchThe Himalayas are a state of mind
Krzysztof Story
WatchMicrohistory: what waits behind a random door?
Kasia Biernacka
WatchJourney to the interior of a cave
Karolina Kania
WatchNew Caledonia. Bright sides, shadows, challenges of an ethnologist
Kamila Kielar
WatchEthics, mountains, and the internet. Connected vessels.
Julia Raczko
WatchAustralia – an emigration sinusoid of feelings
Dorota Groyecka
WatchEssence – what cannot be cut out
Aleksander Doba
WatchWhat do I need all this for?
Agata Romaniuk
WatchLights of a small town
Piotr Horzela
WatchThe forest in us
Monika Witkowska
WatchMountains, sea, and hitchhiking – the road is more important than the goal
Urszula Jabłońska
WatchThailand – paradise does not exist
Workshops & Children
Expert Workshops
Deep dives with Marcin Kącki, Rafał Hetman, Marcin Mossakowski, and Wojciech Grzędziński.
First Children's Workshops
A new chapter for the festival: Anna Jaklewicz (archaeology) and Michalina Kupper (Aboriginal culture) led the first-ever sessions for the youngest explorers.
