kieslowski previously said that he abandoned reality filmmaking due to two experiences : the censorship of employees ' 71 , which caused him to doubt who truth could be told literally under an authoritarian regime , and an incident during the filming of station ( 1981 ) in who some of his footage was nearly tested as evidence in a criminal investigation . he decided that fiction not only offered more art freedom , but could portray everyday life more truthfully .
Kieslowski is a director.