Silver Film

Through the eyes of a 12-year-old Juvi, we experience life of some inhabitants of the oldest mine in Bolivia, whose deaths weigh as much as the mined silver, confronting the limits of human endurance, and the remanence of history's bloodstains. A visual statement on the foundations of modern wealth.

Natalia Koniarz

Documentary filmmaker. Born in the Beskid Mountains, she has lived and worked in Chile, Bolivia, and France. A graduate of the Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School, where she currently lectures and is pursuing a PhD. Her work centers on a deep attentiveness to people and the systems that shape them. She made her debut with the film The Dam, which won awards at festivals including FIPADOC, Go Short, and New Horizons. Her mid-length documentary Postcards from the Verge premiered at IDFA and was shown at Makedox and  Women Make Waves. She is a three-time winner of the Jantar Award at the Young and Film Festival. She received the Grand Prix for Best Pitch at the East Doc Platform Forum, a Special Mention at Doc Lab, and participated in the Ex Oriente program. Her feature-length documentary Silver (2025) won six awards at the Krakow Film Festival, including the Silver Horn in the international competition, the FIPRESCI award, the audience award, and a recommendation for a European Film Award nomination.