A DAY, THAT YEAR
dir. Stanley Xu, 2022

time: 8 min. 34 s.
country: Taiwan

5-years old Yang spends the day with his mother on a shopping trip. When he throws a tantrum after feeling neglected, she decides to punish him by walking away. A seemingly harmless punishment eventually becomes a pivotal childhood experience for Yang that will forever change him.

DIABEŁ / THE DEVIL
dir. Jan Bujnowski, 2022

time: 18 min. 57 s.
country: Poland

According to researches made throughout 1990s by the Institute for Public Opinion Research (OBOP) approximately 95% of Poles identified themselves as a believers. At the same time unemployment rates reached record values. In times of crisis, when people sought spirituality, seemingly impossible events were possible…

NOITE VELOZ
dir. Cauê Dias Baptista, 2021

time: 30 min.
country: Brazil

Silvio is a broken man, trapped in the memories of a past relationship. He ends up going out for one night against his will. And that night ends up transforming his life.

RAJSKIJ DIM / EDEN HOUSE
dir. Adelina Borets, 2021

time: 28 min. 1 s.
country: Poland

Based on the true story of a teenager named Luka who has landed in a religious drug-rehab center run by Antoni, a self-proclaimed priest. Living under its tyrannical regime of emotional and physical torture, Luka figures out that the only way he can survive is to escape.

SAMOGŁÓW / HEADFISH
dir. Jakub Prysak, 2021

time: 24 min.
country: Poland

Immersed in an industrial landscape, the story of two friends, Eryk, a cow milker at the Milky Paradise dairy and Marissa, a sex worker in a low-grade nightclub, who want to find their place in the world.

SOLILOQUIUM
dir. Karolina Monwid-Olechnowicz, 2022

time: 10 min.
country: Poland

A visual portrait of one’s internal speech, flowing like a river of thoughts, with the intention of seeking truth.The alphabet of feelings, associations, fears, memories overwhelming our mind, impossible to escape from. It is up to us to give them direction. We don’t notice our thoughts on a daily basis – they are intangible and fuse together with our “self” and pretend that they’re its voice. The strength of attention and manipulation – flashes of a stream of consciousness.

WARZYWA I OWOCE / FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
dir. Maciej Jankowski, 2021

time: 26 min. 17 s.
country: Poland

Obese boy Wojtek is not only lacking self-confidence, but is also ashamed of his mother Dorothy, who is in charge of a run-down grocery store. One day, in order to make her change, Wojtek rebels against his mom.