ADULTHOOD TEST

Some people grow up earlier than others, and it doesn’t have to be connected to their actual age.

Solar Eclipse, dir. Alireza Ghasemi, Raha Amirfazli (Iran) 2021, 14’, 15+
Saaghi and her two friends arrive at the largest park in Teheran to take pictures of a total eclipse that happens once every hundred years. In anticipation of the event, they do everything that “good girls” are not allowed to do. As the sun disappears, Saaghi sees something that was supposed to remain hidden.

A Passing Cloud, dir. Peiyan Tang (China) 2022, 14’, 16+
While working as a rideshare driver to support her family, Zhao Mei gives a lift to a teenage girl, Yiyi. That encounter makes Zhao Mei slowly question her role as a mother. Polish premiere.

Memoir of a Veering Storm, dir. Sofia Georgovassili (Greece) 2022, 14’, 16+
It is a September morning. A storm is about to break. Anna, a fifteen-year-old girl, sneaks out of school, and with the help of her boyfriend, they visit a hospital. There, she has to face an event that will jolt her into adulthood. Film presented at e.g. Berlinale. Polish premiere.

Blue, dir. Ornella Pacchioni (France) 2021, 19’, 15+
13-year-old girl, Lucie, spends her holiday in Corsica. One day she meets Léo, a dehydrated boy who always  needs to be in the water. Lucie is amazed by Léo, but in order to meet him closer she needs to overcome her  fear of the sea. Polish premiere.