Born June 6, 1954 in Warsaw, Poland. A graduate of the Wrocław University in cultural studies (1976) and of film directing at the Radio and Television Faculty of Silesian University in Katowice (1982). She was the literary director of Stefan Jaracz Theatre in Olsztyn in 1977 and 1978. In 1979, while still in film school she was Andrzej Wajda’s assistant on Panny z Wilka.
She begun her film career with documentaries, including Nostalgia (1983) and Cud (1984). For her feature debut Przez dotyk (By Touch, 1985) she won multiple Polish and international awards, including Grand Prix at Créteil International Women’s Film Festival in 1985. She won Grand Prix at Young and Cinema Festival in 1989 for the feature film The Last Bell and Special Jury Award at Gdynia Film Festival in 1991 for Departure. Since 2006 she has been teaching at the Warsaw Film School and since 2011 she has served as the artistic director of the International Film Festival “Jewish Motifs” in Warsaw. Director Agnieszka Holland is her sister. Read more about Łazarkiewicz on culture.pl (article in Polish).