Closure (2026 film)

Closure
Directed byMichał Marczak
Produced byMichał Marczak
Monika Braid
Remi Grellety
Katarzyna Szczerba
Karolina Marczak
Release date
  • January 23, 2026 (2026-01-23) (Sundance)
Running time
105 minutes
CountryPoland
LanguagePolish

Closure is a 2026 Polish documentary film directed and produced by Michał Marczak, with producers Monika Braid, Remi Grellety, Katarzyna Szczerba, and Karolina Marczak.[1] The film had its world premiere in the World Cinema Documentary Competition at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival.[1][2]

Premise

After his teenage son goes missing, Daniel searches Poland's Vistula River, torn between fear that his son is dead and hope that he may still be alive.[3]

Release

Closure premiered in the World Cinema Documentary Competition at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival.[1][2]

Production

Marczak began filming after encountering Daniel while location scouting by the Vistula River for a planned fiction feature film and joining the search for Daniel's missing son.[4] The project was selected for the Thessaloniki Pitching Forum at the Thessaloniki Documentary Festival's Agora industry program in 2025.[5][4]

References

  1. ^ a b c "2026 Sundance Film Festival Unveils 97 Projects Selected for the Feature Film and Episodic Program". Sundance Institute. December 10, 2025. Retrieved December 29, 2025.
  2. ^ a b Macaulay, Scott (December 10, 2025). "Sundance Film Festival Announces 2026 Feature Slate, Including Competition Titles". Filmmaker Magazine. Retrieved December 29, 2025.
  3. ^ "Closure". 2026 Sundance Film Festival. Retrieved December 29, 2025.
  4. ^ a b Ross, Rafa Sales (March 12, 2025). "Sundance Award Winner Michal Marczak to Direct Documentary 'Closure,' About a Father's Search for His Missing Teenage Son". Variety. Retrieved December 29, 2025.
  5. ^ Economou, Vassilis (January 27, 2025). "Thessaloniki Documentary Festival's Agora reveals its Pitching Forum selection and launches XR Lab initiative". Cineuropa. Retrieved December 29, 2025.