year: 2022
producer: Polish Film Institute
SLAVE
dir. Grzegorz Piekarski
dop. Antoni Grałek
dir. Grzegorz Piekarski
dop. Antoni Grałek
Nikodem (Andrzej Chyra) serves his sentence under a new penitentiary programme involving work at the house of Maja and Łukasz who have full power over him. The household members are surprised when Nikodem’s appeal is successful and he regains his freedom.
Despite the fact that they could have parted ways and never met again, they stay together for one more day.
festival screenings & awards:
2nd Wajda Film Festival Na Nowo (Wajda Newly), Suwałki, 2022 - Distinction for formal consistency, intriguing acting creations and precision and attention to the complementary plot and visual space.
37th Warsaw Film Festival, Warsaw, 2021 - screening in the "Best Polish Short Films 2021" section
29th International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography EnergaCAMERIMAGE, Toruń, 2021 - participation in the Panorama of Student Etudes of Film and Art Schools
46th Polish Film Festival, Gdynia, 2021 - in the short film competition
40. Koszalin Film Debut Festival MŁODZI I FILM, Koszalin, 2021 - competition entry
22nd New Horizons International Film Festival, Wrocław, 2022 - participation in the shortlist section
18th FEST - New Directors / New Films Festival, Espinho, Portugal, 2022 - in competition
32. Cottbus International Film Festival, Cottbus, Germany, 2022 - in competition
20th CINEMAFORUM - International Short Film Forum, Warsaw, 2021 - nominations for the Jan Machulski Polish Independent Cinema Awards in the categories: Best Direction, Best Editing, Best Actor
12th Critics' Film Festival Kamera Akcja, Łódź, 2021 - participation in the etudes and animation competition
8th WAMA Film Festival, Olsztyn, 2021 - participation in the competition
25th ZOOM ZBLIZENIA International Film Festival, Jelenia Góra, 2022 - participation in the competition
22nd Sopot Film Festival, Sopot, 2022 - in competition
51st Lubuskie Film Summer, Łagów, 2022 - in competition
4th Peace Festival, Dąbrowa near Stężyca, 2022 - screening
14th Polish National Film Festival Camerimal Summer, Radom, 2021 - in competition
14th Solanin Film Festival, Nowa Sól, 2022 - participation in the competition
7th Lower Silesian Film Festival Golden Nugget, Zlotoryja, 2022 - 3rd Prize in the category: feature film
11th Frap Film Festival, Gorzów Wielkopolski, 2022 - competition entry
29th Ann Arbor Polish Film Festival, Ann Arbor, USA, 2022 - in competition
15th OFFELIADA Film Festival, Gniezno, 2022 - in competition
Screen - Polish Film Festival in Toronto, Canada, 2022 - in competition
16th Lublin Film Festival, Lublin, 2022 - participation in the competition
3rd Barć Film Festival, Barcin, 2022 - participation in the competition
29th International Film Festival Etiuda&Anima, Kraków, 2022 - in competition
8th Play Poland Film Festival, United Kingdom, 2022 - screening
37th Warsaw Film Festival, Warsaw, 2021 - screening in the "Best Polish Short Films 2021" section
29th International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography EnergaCAMERIMAGE, Toruń, 2021 - participation in the Panorama of Student Etudes of Film and Art Schools
46th Polish Film Festival, Gdynia, 2021 - in the short film competition
40. Koszalin Film Debut Festival MŁODZI I FILM, Koszalin, 2021 - competition entry
22nd New Horizons International Film Festival, Wrocław, 2022 - participation in the shortlist section
18th FEST - New Directors / New Films Festival, Espinho, Portugal, 2022 - in competition
32. Cottbus International Film Festival, Cottbus, Germany, 2022 - in competition
20th CINEMAFORUM - International Short Film Forum, Warsaw, 2021 - nominations for the Jan Machulski Polish Independent Cinema Awards in the categories: Best Direction, Best Editing, Best Actor
12th Critics' Film Festival Kamera Akcja, Łódź, 2021 - participation in the etudes and animation competition
8th WAMA Film Festival, Olsztyn, 2021 - participation in the competition
25th ZOOM ZBLIZENIA International Film Festival, Jelenia Góra, 2022 - participation in the competition
22nd Sopot Film Festival, Sopot, 2022 - in competition
51st Lubuskie Film Summer, Łagów, 2022 - in competition
4th Peace Festival, Dąbrowa near Stężyca, 2022 - screening
14th Polish National Film Festival Camerimal Summer, Radom, 2021 - in competition
14th Solanin Film Festival, Nowa Sól, 2022 - participation in the competition
7th Lower Silesian Film Festival Golden Nugget, Zlotoryja, 2022 - 3rd Prize in the category: feature film
11th Frap Film Festival, Gorzów Wielkopolski, 2022 - competition entry
29th Ann Arbor Polish Film Festival, Ann Arbor, USA, 2022 - in competition
15th OFFELIADA Film Festival, Gniezno, 2022 - in competition
Screen - Polish Film Festival in Toronto, Canada, 2022 - in competition
16th Lublin Film Festival, Lublin, 2022 - participation in the competition
3rd Barć Film Festival, Barcin, 2022 - participation in the competition
29th International Film Festival Etiuda&Anima, Kraków, 2022 - in competition
8th Play Poland Film Festival, United Kingdom, 2022 - screening