Heads in the clouds

Director: Mieszko Chomka
Poland, 2026, 13 min. 7 s.

You don’t come to this swimming pool to swim in it, because there is no water. You bring your friend. Besides, you don’t know how to swim. You’re too young. But what if it could be filled with imagined water? If you can imagine a pool full of water, you can imagine much more. Your favorite roller coaster in Kyiv. The largest park in Kharkiv. Your grandmother who lives just outside the city. Your room. In this imagined water, you have your heads in the clouds rather than actually swimming, but you feel at home.

Lodz Film School
A short film shown at: Millennium Docs Against Gravity (2026)

The training

Director: Monika Krupa
Poland, 2025, 28 min. 8 s.

For 72 hours, journalists voluntarily enter a simulated war zone where fear is real, captivity feels real, and every decision tests who they are. Among them is Agnieszka – a mother and journalist determined to discover whether anyone can truly prepare to witness war.

A short film shown at: Koszaliński Festiwal Debiutów Filmowych MŁODZI I FILM (2026)

The clever plan

Director: Igor Sas
Poland, 2025, 19 min. 58 s.

Robert is 35 years old and hasn’t achieved much in life. The only thing he has is his favorite car, which he uses to deliver food. One day, during a delivery, Robert parks in a no-parking zone. His car gets towed by the municipal police. Unable to afford the fine, Robert decides to steal his car back from the municipal impound lot. Unfortunately for Robert, an elderly woman named Stanisława works at the lot and catches him in the act. Cornered, Robert makes the desperate decision to kidnap Mrs. Stanisława.

Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School
A short film shown at: Koszaliński Festiwal Debiutów Filmowych MŁODZI I FILM (2026)

Summer Delivery

Director: Lam Can-zhao
Chiny, 2026, 15 min.

A young girl sets out to deliver a red egg to her mother, only to confront the quiet heartbreak of growing up.

A short film shown at: Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur (2026), Cinemagic International Film Festival (2026), Jordan Children & Youth’s Film Festival (2026)

The Shadow

Director: Petra Balekić
Croatia, 2025, 7 min.

In this experimental animated film, a woman explores the layers of her own body and inner world. Through a symbolic depiction of separation and reconnection with herself, the film examines the dynamics of roughness and tenderness in self-perception. An intimate journey that delves into the complexity of self-acceptance and inner harmony.

An animation shown at: Animafest (2025), Supertoon (2025), Edmonton International Film Festival (2025)

Axles

Director: Jakub Kryszpin
Poland, 2026, 7 min. 22.

On a speeding train, a man loses his ticket and as he tries to get it back, he falls into a spiral of obsessive searching, where deforming space drags him into an unsettling journey.

Lodz Film School
An animation shown at: MFF Cannes (2026), Krakowski Festiwal Filmowy (2026), TAURON Nowe Horyzonty (2026)