Kieslowski's student projects don't just announce the promise of things to come; they stand on their own as committed documentaries and lyrical narratives. A focused snapshot of bureaucracy in extremely active inaction, The Office (Urzad) (1966, 5 mins, Betacam) was filmed with hidden cameras at the State Social (In)Security Office; queued-up pensioners are told their papers aren't valid, their stamps incorrect, and asked “What have you done in your lifetime?” Somewhat atypical of Kieslowski's career, the fictional The Tram (Tramwaj) (1966, 5 mins) and Concert of Wishes (Koncert zyczen) (1967, 16 mins) explore sexual longing and insecurity with both lyricism and menace. From the City of Lodz (Z miasta Lodzi) (1969, 18 mins) was Kieslowski's graduation project, a tribute to the city's crumbling beauty, “full of ruins, hovels, recesses” (Kieslowski). One of Kieslowski's first professional works, I Was a Soldier (Bylem zolnierzem) (1970, 16 mins) is a sympathetic portrait of blind war veterans, their memories and dreams.