Similarly to last years this year’s 17th edition of the Festival will be accompanied by film screenings in art rooms around Poland on 4th and 5th November. We would like to invite everyone to 16 cities and towns around Poland for a meeting with seven contest films.
Repertoire:
My Beautiful City by Elham Aghlari, Iran 2019, 29 minutes (D)
Hamed Paak is a 37-year-old father and husband with mild mental retardation. He needs a job to support his family but his fellow-citizens don’t accept him for jobs with considerable amount of salary because of his reputation for being mentally retarded. On the other hand, Retarded Support Organization of his country doesn’t accept him as a retarded person because it is a mild retardation.
On the Top Tyrryry by Renata Kijowska, Poland 2019, 60 minutes (D)
No mercy! – Boys hate it. In their own words, “Na Górze” (“On the top”) is a “semi-normal” band because the public considers half of the line-up to be disabled. Adam, Robert and Kris do not give a monkey’s about their ailments; they are more concerned about ordinary problems: alcoholism, family problems or unemployment, although actually they do not really care about the problems either as they are going to the biggest gig in their career so far. Will they be able to play? Will the performance change anything?
I Need the Handshakes by Andrej Kuciła, Poland 2020, 18 minutes (D)
A small hamlet lost in the endless Belarusian province. 92-year-old Walentyna looks through her daughter's old notebooks. We set off with her to the unknown world of a man who everybody has forgotten about.
Innocence by Ben Reid, Great Britain 2019, 19 minutes (F)
When a worker falls to his death at a care home, it appears to be a terrible accident. But when a detective questions a young man with Down syndrome spotted at the scene, they uncover a crime more shocking than anyone imagined.
To See Independence by Piotr Jasiński, Poland 2020, 10 minutes (D)
A blind man – Wojtek – for the first time in his life, participates in a nationalist march celebrating Independence Day in Poland. On his way he meets various participants of the march. He wants to experience it firsthand, and get a sense of what independence feels like. Wojtek comes to his own conclusions, and - despite his total loss of vision - sees things others often fail to notice.
I lived a Life with You by Elena Martinez Santos, Spain 2019, 15 minutes (F)
Chloe begins to work in a new plant of her hospital, hematological oncology. She is a nurse and at first she is overcome by the situation until she meets Laura, a patient who will leave her mark.
What Happens Tomorrow by Anastasia Shtandke, Russia 2020, 13 minutes (D)
Now Leisan is preparing for the European Championship in table tennis. Enduring love of her family and support of her close friends help her overcome stereotypes and rejection of the society. Ramzia, Leisan's mother, decides that no matter how, but she will help her daughter develop her talents. Will Leisan take gold in the coming European Championship in Finland?
Admission is free of charge!
A blind man – Wojtek – for the first time in his life, participates in a nationalist march celebrating Independence Day in Poland. On his way he meets various participants of the march. He wants to experience it firsthand, and get a sense of what independence feels like. Wojtek comes to his own conclusions, and - despite his total loss of vision - sees things others often fail to notice.