Mariusz Rusiński is a director and screenwriter. He holds a screening degree from the National Film School in Łódź, Poland and is completing his directing degree. Mariusz is also a graduate of the documentary program at Wajda School. His first film, JULIA AT THE SEASIDE Julia nad morzem (2020) premiered at Krakow Film Festival and screened at Internationale Short Film Festival Oberhausen, and New Horizons International Film Festival. Recently, his documentary film SISTER OF MINE Mojasiostra (2023) co-produced by the Polish Film Institute received Best Youth Documentary Award at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) and the Teen Dox Award at ZagrebDox (Croatia) . The film was also officially selected for over forty festivals and received more than twenty awards, and is currently still on its festival run. Mariusz is currently developing several projects including a Polish horror film and a script developed alongside director Katarzyna Warzecha.