Short Film Competition – Polish Film Festival

A feud between a daughter-in-law, Basia, and a mother-in-law, Marianna, quickly turns a funeral and a wake into a small spectacle. Antoni observes it from afar and is the only one who understands that it is the last goodbye.

Anzhelika gives manicures at a tacky beauty salon but would like to go back to studying law. An unplanned pregnancy turns her life upside down. Surrounded by clients and guinea pigs, and even consulting an AI bot, she searches for her own voice to make a decision that is truly hers.

What do sunglasses, high-school friends, and diminutive names have in common? And does it have anything to do with sombreros?

After the suicide of her younger brother, Maks, Wanda returns home to collect the recordings he left her in his will. The videos reveal hints of a long-buried family secret. Wanda’s emotionally distant father hovers over her every step, uneasy with her growing determination to understand what happened. Guided by the footage, Wanda reconnects with Michał, a childhood neighbour whose older brother vanished years ago. Following the clues Maks left behind, she must confront guilt, trauma, and family...