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We invite you to another short film screening in The New is Ahead series!

 

How often do you watch short films at the cinema? These are fast-to-the-point films that only need a few minutes to reach the viewer and linger in their memory for a long time. Almost unavailable in traditional cinema distribution, you can see them mainly in festival programs. We want to change that!

 

Tuesday, October 14th, 6:00 PM

 

This month, we're bringing you the hottest films straight from Gdynia – shorts from the Warsaw Film School presented at the 50th Polish Film Festival. It's a diverse block, full of laughter, delight, tears, and seriousness. However, our Gdynia films share one thing: an original perspective. Discover the vision of young filmmakers at The New is Ahead at the Elektronik Cinema!

 

FREE ADMISSION FOR WSF STUDENTS (and their companions)

DISCOUNT TICKETS - PLN 10
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"I Gaze at the Sky," Alexandra Strunin, 2025 (24 min)

The early days of the war in Ukraine. Ukrainian children displaced by the conflict are brought to a Russian elementary school. One of them turns out to be the long-lost nephew of Victoria, a music teacher of Ukrainian descent. Victoria awakens from the slumber of Russian propaganda and begins a desperate fight to save the boy.

 

"Hushes and Phonics" Piotr Krzysztof Kamiński, 2024 (15 min)

Eight-year-old Kacper accompanies his Deaf mother on her way to the doctor. The doctor uses the boy's presence to communicate with the patient – Kacper becomes a translator for the first time

 

"Love (Af)Fair" Jakub Pycak, 2025 (19 min)

Malwina, a single mother of a young table tennis champion, tries to start her life over again after divorcing her husband. She moves to a new town and opens a stand with underwear on a local bazaar. There she meets Jacek, a sex shop owner, with whom she starts to feel comfortable for the first time in a very long time. However her son, who misses his father, stands in their way. Maciek throws a challenge to play a ping-pong match with her mother’s new lover.

 

"Neverlandex," Agata Kapuścińska, 2025 (23 min)

Peter lives with the belief that sooner or later, his allergies will be the cause of his death. His overprotective father treats him like a child, bombarding him with terrifying stories. One day, Peter stumbles upon an old crossword puzzle that sets him on a journey toward independence.

 

"Fuck Them All," Polina Biliaeva, 2025 (15 min)

Kira, a 30-year-old Ukrainian, flees to Poland at the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion. She leaves her husbands grave behind, only to discover she is pregnant. Already traumatized, she doesn’t want to bring a new life into this world, but faces the grim reality of strict polish abortion laws. Kira must make a hard decision to go back to her war-torn country in search of her own freedom.

 

Moderator: Artur Zaborski

Guests: Alexandra Strunin and Kamil Małkowski | Agata Kapuścińska and Aleksandra Wierzbicka | Jacek Bończyk and Mikołaj Bernatowicz | Jakub Pycak and Marta Osiecimska-Pawlik | Polina Biliaieva and Daria Polunina

 

See you there!