A SHORT FILM ABOUT SOLITUDE
dir. Maciek Stępniewski, 2021

time: 3 min. 12 s.
country: Poland

A short film about solitude made to break my friends hearts. An attempt to connect traditional animation aesthetics with generative art techniques.

CROWDED THOUGHTS

time: 5 min. 53 sc
country: Poland

A tale of fear. About fear that makes us feel alien. We move away. We hide. We run away. About the fear of looking strangers in the eyes, for fear of seeing our reflection in them. But it is also a story about simplicity, about the great power of small gestures. About an open heart and open arms.

DESEROWY JAMNIK / DESSERT DACHSHUND
dir. Betina Brożek, 2022

time: 7 min. 20 s.
country: Poland

The film “Dessert Dachshund” is an original and surreal story about a Dachshund, who, enclosed in a wedding cake, bodes for the happiness of the young couple. The joyful disposition of the dog gives the mood to the animation, which in a light and humorous way tackles the universal and significant in the present-day problem of the superficiality and ritualism of the most important moments and decisions in life.

EVEN STONE FLOWS
dir. Michaela Čopíková, Veronika Obertová, 2022

time: 3 min. 18 s.
country: Slovakia

A short visual poem about the fluidity of being. Even stone flows – iron and glass flow too – just slower. Everything takes some moment. Time can be fluid. 

JUTRO NAS TAM NIE MA / WE ARE NOT THERE TOMORROW
dir. Olga Kłyszewicz, 2022

time: 8 min.
country: Poland

Sometimes in our life we meet someone who see the world in a different way and is able to change our perception. This is the situation that happens for the characters of my film, when they unexpectedly met.

MUSICAL
dir. Žiga Krajnc, 2021

time: 8 min. 6 s.
production: Slovenia

A view of the world from the perspective of ordinary people looking for their own little corner in the world.

NIGHT
dir. Ahmad Saleh

time: 15 min. 57 s.
country: Palestine

The dust of war keeps the eyes sleepless. Night brings peace and sleep to all the people in the broken town. Only the eyes of the mother of the missing child stay resilient. Night has to trick her into sleeping to save her soul.

PIĘĆ MINUT STARSZA / FIVE MINUTES OLDER
dir. Sara Szymańska, 2021

time: 6 min. 
country: Poland

A day in the life of two twin sisters, Mela and Zenia, who take a trip to spend a lazy summer evening together by the lake. Their bond is so close that there is no telling where one ends and the other begins… each verges on being both the greatest blessing and saddest burden for the other.

SLOW LIGHT
dir. Kijek / Adamski, 2022

time: 10 min. 58 s.
country: Poland

A film about a man who is able to perceive only his past. A sentimental way of seeing things makes living difficult for him. Using mixed animation techniques the film intertwines time orders to show the life of the protagonist.

SZCZYPIGŁÓWKI / HEADPRICKLES 
dir. Katarzyna Miechowicz, 2022

time: 8 min. 20 s.
country: Poland

Film inspired by absurdity of everyday life.

THE FOURTH WALL
dir. Mahboobeh Kalaee, 2021

time: 9 min. 50 s.
ountry: Iran

Home and family, relationships, desires, wishes and everything is summarized in a kitchen. The stuttering boy is alone there, playing with his imagination.

WIZYTA / THE VISIT
dir. Mateusz Jarmulski, 2021

time: 7 min.
country: Poland

African tropical forest. A dark figure escapes through the thicket. The hunters’ shouting grows. The chimpanzee’s eyes shine on her dark face. She is breathing heavily, escapes through the jungle. The frightened animal reaches a beautiful colonial villa and enters inside. Leaving her natural environment will stand before an important choice. “The visit” is a film that asks the question of where humanity begins.