Wrona was preparing for the Polish premiere of the film at the Gdynia Film Festival. The film was also slated to premiere at the upcoming Fantastic Fest in Austin and the Sitges Film Festival, as well as theatrical release in Poland in October.
His film “Demon” tells the story of a dybbuk, the spirit of a dead person who according to Jewish mythology haunts the living. The film, Wrona’s third, was an unconventional approach to Poland’s coming to terms with the Holocaust.
The director had just returned to Poland following the film’s success as the Toronto Film Festival. His newlywed wife Olga Szymanska was also producer on the film “Demon.” They had just signed with ICM Partners to sell the film and to break into the U.S. market with future films.
Polish police are currently investigating the death and no further information is available.
