We’re proud to share that Amadeusz Kocan (Green Mountain Pictures) and Krystian Machnik (Napromieniowani.pl) were recently featured on the WELLcome in Pop Culture podcast, hosted by Dorota and Jakub Wellman. 

 

The episode delves into the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone — a place frozen in time since 1986. What does it look like today? Why have some of its former residents returned? Are the stories of mutated nature true?

 

And what does silence sound like in abandoned apartment blocks? Amadeusz also spoke about several film projects inspired by the Zone, including the award-winning documentaries Chernobyl: Men of Steel and The Last People of Chernobyl, as well as the dystopian feature film The Road to Nowhere. 

 

An honest and thought-provoking conversation about people, nature, and a hauntingly unique place that continues to capture the world’s imagination.