Section: School Screening

dir. Maija Hirvonen, Finland 2024, 75 min., 12+, film with Polish voiceover VENUE | DATE | TIME After watching a film about Greta Thunberg, teenage Aida feels inspired. She also wants to change the world for the better and take matters into her own hands. Aida is neuroatypical, which means that daily functioning can be a bit more complicated…

dir. Kevin Macdonald, Ruhi Hamid, Great Britain, Qatar, Portugal 2023, 34 min., 14+, film with Polish subtitles VENUE | DATE | TIME The melodies fell silent when the Taliban took over Afghanistan. Playing music became prohibited, and even death penalties were threatened for it. Young girls who played together at a music school must confront its closure.…

dir. Ewa Martynkien, Wojciech Szczupak, Poland 2022, 17 min., 10+ VENUE | DATE | TIME Pinki waits patiently for someone to give him a home. He is calm but can’t contain his excitement whenever the prospect of a walk arises. With his wise eyes, he observes the changes happening around him. His skills and character traits are evaluated. Pinki is…

dir. Lotte Salomons, Netherlands 2023, 7 min., 10+, film with Polish voiceover VENUE | DATE | TIME Who hasn’t been afraid of the monster under the bed? The heroines of the film decide to confront their difficult emotions, aided by drawing the monster. All three friends have moved with their families from countries currently at war: Myanmar, Iraq,…

dir. Katarzyna Lesisz, Poland 2018, 18 min., 10+ VENUE | DATE | TIME Wiktor, who is 12 years old, attends the Ballet School in Bytom. Soon, he will have a promotional concert for which he needs to prepare diligently. The event involves not only teachers but also families. Wiktor dreams of his father attending the concert, who emigrated from Poland…

Testudo Hermanni, dir. G. Anthony Svatek, Austria, USA 2023, 7 min, 10+ VENUE | DATE | TIME Salzburg at dusk. The city church bells drown out classical music playing inside a house. Unlike the white winter landscape shown on the calendar hanging on the wall, the Alpine mountains are barely covered in snow. Fields shine with lush greenery, much like…

dir. Dòmhnall Eòghainn MacKinnon, Great Britain 2022, 14 min., 10+, film with Polish voiceover VENUE | DATE | TIME Aonghas lives in Scotland and regularly explores tidal pools located near his home. He searches for marine creatures – large and small, strange and wonderful. Sea lemons, sea slugs, and bristle worms: these have already been discovered by him.…

dir. Maarten de Schutter, Netherlands 2023, 16 min., 10+, film with Polish voiceover VENUE | DATE | TIME Duuk and Maarten can only speculate about who their biological fathers are. They were born thanks to sperm donors. What does that actually mean? An animated watercolor sequence helps unravel this mystery, illustrating how artificial insemination works. The film’s…

dir. Sebastian Mulder, Netherlands 2023, 21 min., 10+ KINOTEKA | MARCH 24 | 9:00-11:00 AM At the end of the year in the Netherlands, as in many other countries, millions of euros worth of fireworks explode with a loud bang, lighting up the night sky. For animals, this New Year’s celebration is a true nightmare. How does this visual and auditory…