“A juror’s job is like working in a slaughterhouse” – an interview with Magdalena Wleklik, juror of the 16th Lublin Film Festival.
It is not the first time you have been a guest at the Festival, right? I was there with my own student short film years ago. It was my first edition of the Golden Anteaters exactly twelve years ago. How do you remember that Festival? There was an incredible atmosphere. I remember drinking coffee and […]
“It was a thought I had on the subject of one of the most important moments in our lives, namely entering the world of adulthood” – interview with Adam Porębowicz, director of the movie “Sincerity”
What inspired you to create “Sincerity”? Mainly two things. First of all, it was a thought I had on the subject of one of the most important moments in our lives, namely entering the world of adulthood – a goodbye to a forlorn world, to people, bonds, to ways of spending time that in later […]
“This film really helped me”- a conversation with Artur Wyrzykowski, director of the movie “Unburial”
“This film really helped me”- a conversation with Artur Wyrzykowski, director of the movie “Unburial” Your movie is being presented during the section called “Focus: Idea”. It is a part of the festival dedicated for movies with an Idea- ones that are impossible to categorise by genre or subject. When you were creating “Unburial”, did […]
“The tramway veiled almost the whole world…” – an interview with Bartosz Reetz, the director of “Tramway”
How did you come up with the idea for “Tramway”? During the preparations for my first movie called “The Stop”, while I was walking through Grudziądz (as the plot of both films is set there), I spotted a tram waiting at the stop in the town square. Two of its carriages were connected, and through […]
When time stops – “Bab Sebta”, dir. Randa Maroufi
Short films always stand out from the full-length works. The directors, deciding to shoot such film, are aware that they can’t waste any time. They should try to fit all the story they want to tell us into a shorter period of time. A perfect example of this is “Bab Sebta”. However, not only the […]
When the world slows down – “Slow”, dir. Giovanni Boscolo, Danielle Nozzi
Slow is a directorial debut of excellent screenwriters – Giovanni Boscolo and Danielle Nozzi. They previously worked together on Altrove and Back to Life from 2015. After watching Slow, it is fair to say that both screenwriters know their job. The very first scenes got me curious immediately. I was expecting some kind of […]
Mismatched sock – “The best orchestra in the world”, dir. Henning Backhaus
Wherever we go, we hear that dreams come true. We can achieve everything only if we work hard and believe in our own possibilities. These two conditions can work a miracle. What can we do when we achieve them but people represent an obstacle? The main character of The best orchestra in the world wants […]
Stop everything – “Babil” dir. Gregory Robin
“Stop everything” – these two words are at the same time the catchphrase and the fundamental concept of the movie. This is the main idea of thee short film itself, as well as its content. In French, the title means “babbling” and this word should be the starting point for our reflections on the essence […]
An unobvious horror – “Cone”, dir. Sebastien Auger
Have you ever wondered how would you react if you hit a traffic cone? What would you do if the visual inspection revealed the victim’s suffering? And what if the injuries were not that serious and only a few brush strokes and a silicone paint would be enough to bring our casualty back to life, […]
We are all a bit oaf – “The Dress”, dir. Tadeusz Łysiak
An ordinary story takes place in a tiny village by the road. An unusual girl notices an usual boy. They exchange shy looks. Finally, they tease each other with awkwardness and shyness in a conversation. As it happens in such stories, a few days later they would be on a date. Before that, our protagonist […]