Paweł Grabarek

Bio

Paweł Grabarek is a director of photography and camera operator. He studied Cinematography and Photography at Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School in Katowice. Paweł has been working since 2017, mostly as a camera operator, with cinematographers such as Paweł Chorzępa (The Office PL) and Mateusz Wichłacz.

Paweł is preparing for his feature debut, WAITING FOR THE BARBARIANS, directed by Michał Ciechomski, produced by Studio Munka. Set in the not-too-distant future, in a Poland torn apart by a social crisis, it’s the story of a 30-year-old in search of his identity, who joins an extreme rightist organization proclaiming the need to defend the fatherland against a threat from the West.

Earlier Paweł worked on short films, including SUBMISSION (dir. Michał Ciechomski), which was nominated for the Golden Tadpole at the Camerimage 2020 festival; MOTHER DEAR (dir. Zuzanna Sorówka), and NIE MOJA BAJKA (dir. Zuzanna Karpińska), for which he received a nomination for the Jan Machulski Polish Independent Cinema Awards in the category Best Cinematography.

Paweł worked with Zuzia Sorówka on a competition film for Papaya Young Directors 2021 in the category Branded Stories. Their project for Durex, FREEDOM ON OUR OWN TERMS, won a special award.