Freestyle

Director: Kacper Nowak-Gocławski
Poland, 2025, 17 min. 24 s.

John, a competitive swimmer, arrives at a sports complex for the Polish Championships with one goal: winning the mixed relay. Just hours before the start, he accidentally records his father and coach, Rafał, in a compromising situation with Sandra, a girl from the team whom John secretly admires. Interpreting the scene as an act of violence and grooming, John acts under extreme emotional stress to “save” her, however, a final confrontation reveals a devastating truth: John’s intervention was unwanted. Faced with the collapse of his world, he must decide whether to finish the race or find a new, mature path to freedom.

Gdynia Film School
A short film shown at: FPFF Gdynia (2026)

Wish You Were Ear

Director: Mirjana Balogh
Hungary, 2025, 10 min. 14 s.

In a world where ex-partners must swap a chosen body part after each break-up, every relationship leaves a visible mark. Disfigured and longing for wholeness, the protagonist encounters someone wearing their former ear – and begins a journey toward self-acceptance. A reflection on how relationships reshape us, inside and out.

An animation shown at: MFF Berlin (2025), Sarajevo International Film Festival (2025)