Age: 10+

dir. Yunyi Zhu, France 2023, 17 min., 10+, film with Polish voiceover VENUE | DATE | TIME To explore this experimental and abstract documentary film, we seek to answer the question: what would the world be without images and mirrors? Initially, we see, and then we understand. Conversely, blind individuals create “images” in a different manner – through sounds, textures, and experiences. Let’s…

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. Katarzyna Warzecha, Poland 2020, 11 min.,  10+ VENUE | DATE | TIME When Adam’s mother passes away, he discovers correspondence between his parents – his Polish mother who raised him and his father, a Kurd living in Iraq whom he never knew. Through animations and archival materials, he embarks on a journey to uncover a family secret, learn about an extraordinary love story,…

dir. Sebastian Mulder, Netherlands 2023, 21 min., 10+ VENUE | DATE | TIME 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 spectacle appear…