Age: 10+

dir. Sara Kolster, Netherlands 2023, 60 min., 10+, film with Polish voiceover VENUE | DATE | TIME ‘We’ll all end up as a pile of worms,’ says the young protagonist of the film. At her school, the students know at least two people who have died. Both of them were their teachers. For such a small school, that’s a lot of…

dir. Tomasz Jeziorski, Poland 2012, 18 min., 10+ VENUE | DATE | TIME The youngest are 9, the oldest 17. Their summer spent together aims to teach them discipline and strong willpower. Not all children manage this equally well. Each of them has to cope differently with increased effort, stress, and their own weaknesses.

dir. Kryspin Pluta, Poland 2012, 44 min., 10+ VENUE | DATE | TIME 8-year-old Mateusz begins a sailing course at a school for the youngest sailors. Venturing out to sea on a small boat, he handles the sail and rudder himself, battles the untamed waves of the Baltic Sea, and above all, confronts his own fears. Learning to sail is a tough character-building experience.…

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. Eri Mizutani, Poland 2017, 26 min., 10+ VENUE | DATE | TIME The students of a boarding school for the deaf create a childlike, magical world that is inaccessible to us. In silence, through subtly conducted observation, we have the opportunity to study their facial expressions, understand their emotions, and ultimately – hear their voices, initially inaudible to us at the beginning…

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.…