Beata Migas

Beata Migas was born in 1995 in Cracow, Poland. She is director, writer and producer, known for At present (2023), UFO: They are already here (2022) and Study of smog (2018). Beata Migas filmmaking journey has begun in 2017 with "Silesian Chain of Solidarity". On the basis of knowledge from the area of coal mining, which she had acquired while studies at AGH University in Cracow, she produced movie on the subject of economic and social troubles, which Silesian community faces. In 2018, she produced "Study of smog" feature psychological movie about air pollution in Cracow and its influence on people's minds. A year later, simultaneously with undertaking studies at Film School in Belgrade, she established cooperation with Balkan Urban Movement. As a result of international co-production, she wrote screenplays and directed a series of short films dealing with the reconciliation process in Serbia, as well as, promotion of human rights and acceptance of ethnic diversity. In 2021, she founded Haddock Entertainment film company, but also produced "UFO: They are already here" documentary, which became the first movie about UFO in the history of Polish cinematography. This investigative story displaying the biggest mysteries of domestic New Age industry and its connections with the ufological phenomena that have been happening over the period 2000-2006 in Polish Roswell achieved a huge success, winning 5 awards in numerous categories at the international film festivals. Since the subject of Silesia has been always occupying an important place in Beata Migas' work, 5 years after the premiere of "Silesian Chain of Solidarity", she shot another movie related to this specific region - short documentary on the world's first civic experiment aimed at creating in Sobotka (Lower Silesia) a new civilization of free people, called Silesian Republic.