Directors: Tomek Popakul & Kasumi Ozeki
It grows slowly as an icicle, but one day it drops and crashes.
Anka loves cats. And Jesus. In a winter silence the lagoon freezes and the unspoken resurfaces like crack on ice.
Mosaic portrait of a small fisherman's village where human to human, human to animal, animal to animal interdepend on a delicate balance of warm tender care and cold emotional cruelty. An eerie story of loneliness and community narrated with magical realism.
Director: Michał Łukowicz
Ania experiences despair after the death of her husband, an avid sports fan. Unexpectedly, her beloved shows up at home to watch the final of the last competition...
Directors: Ignacy Ciunelis & Jakub Didkowski
In search of the depths of human existence, film director Andrzej Herzlich-Willkommenn (Marek Lewandowski) meets a man whose life is full of paradoxes (Mateusz Czwartosz). Considering him to be the most interesting man in the world, he leads to a confrontation between reality and his wishful thinking, which reveals a universal truth about the uniqueness of every human being.
Directors: Damian Kocur & Anastasia Solonevych
Lera has been living in Berlin for almost a year since the outbreak of the war in Ukraine. One day she decides to go back to Kyiv. On her way, she finds out that her family is not in Kyiv and will arrive only the next day. She meets her friend Kyrylo, with whom she spends the day.
Director: Bartłomiej Błaszczyński
Basia (35) hides her struggles from her husband. During acting school audition, she meets Ala (20) and cares for her new born baby. After a tough performance and a confrontation with her husband, Basia kidnap Ala's baby, unknowingly endangering it. This shock makes Basia ready for process her grief and start healing.
Film is a finalist for the 51st Student Academy Awards.