In 1998 graduated from the University of Gdansk with a degree in law, but the two things he always really wanted to do were writing and filmmaking. Eventually, he began to follow his dreams, and started a course at Warsaw Film School. In 2007, he graduated from Warsaw Film School in Film Directing.
In 2009 he met Hugh Welchman, Oscar-winning producer and head of BreakThru Films. Scarecrow is a result of this meeting.