Shorts & Independents Part 1

Shorts & Independents Part 1: Life Lessons: Stories of Challenge and Transformation

Poka-Yoke
Directed by Malgorzata Andrys (Animation, 4.20 min) A love story. A lack of communication showed in the metaphorical commingling of stingrays. A boy wants to talk to the girl, the girl wants to talk to the boy. What happens next?

A Short Story About Love
Directed by Krzysztof Satola (Narrative, 6.21 min) Watching his wife suffer from a terminal and painful illness, Mike makes the most difficult decision of his life.

Ja i mój tata / Me and My Father
Directed by Alek Pietrzak (Narrative, 30 min) Dawid decides to take care of his father who has Alzheimer’s disease. Even though there is time for the both of them to improve their relationship the illness makes it impossible. How much of his present life will Dawid be able to sacrifice to spend with his father and his vanishing consciousness? Director will be available for Q&A after the program.

Nie ma spania / No Sleeping
Directed by Emmanuel Levy (Narrative, 5.51 min) Warsaw by night. Buses are countless under the rain. They look like ships sailing around the city transporting passengers to their destinations. But for some people, night buses are also shelters; and all night long they will play a bitter game, together with the drivers, to get one more ride.

60 kilo niczego / 60 Kilos of Nothing
Directed by Piotr Domalewski (Narrative, 27.24 min) After years of hard work in the construction industry, Krzysztof gets his first major promotion. But on his first day on the job, there is an accident - an incident that will bring into question everything he thought he knew about himself, and the rules that he has lived by. Director will be available for Q&A after the program.