saturday, april 18, 1:30 p.m.
Birdy
2008, 7 min. 20 sec., filmmaker: Agnieszka Woźnicka
Deep in the woods, a solitary figure watches intently from behind a tree…It's Birdy, a wingless outsider. With his senses alert to the sounds of the forest, Birdy treads a purposeful path to his home in a hollow tree trunk to realize his elaborate plan. It is a story of desire, determination, and the terrible thresholds one can cross to realize dreams.
Refrains
Refreny2007, 13 min., filmaker: Wiola Sowa
Women of three generations are joined by common bonds and feelings. Their memories make a triangle of concealed emotions, which repeat like a refrain. When the youngest woman reaches maturity the memories return with the letter her grandmother left her. The poetic drawings and intense soundtrack make the film emotional and refined.
The Loneliness of The Short-order Cook
2008, 22 min., filmmaker: Marcel Sawicki
A young, Japanese short-order cook must leave his life in L.A. after his visa is denied. Bittersweet and unsentimental, the film offers a portrait of living in between cultures and time zones in a city indicative of a world growing smaller.
What Nobody Knows
Czego nikt nie wie2008, 23 min., filmmaker: Maciej Prykowski
It is 1958. Ewa lives with her father in a quiet village. One day a strange town boy appears in her otherwise routine life. They seem to share one passion: cinema. The girl decides to change her life, but the unexpected twist of events will surpass even her wildest dreams...
Interview
Rozmowa kwalifikacyjna2006, 18 min., filmmaker: Łukasz Kasprzykowski
Young man goes to an interview for a job at a large company. To his surprise the interview gradually changes into a strange form of interrogation.
