The international short film festival Żubroffka (Białystok, Poland) created the program. For 17 years of existence, Żubroffka has become a meeting place for the unbridled creative energy of creators worldwide.
Free entrance
Age restrictions:
Recommended for viewing by children aged 16 and over accompanied by parents.
Films will be screened in Polish language with Ukrainian and English subtitles.
Venus of Willendorf
Director: Zuzanna Grajcewicz
Duration: 23
Young and ambitious Kamila lives in the world, where having surplus of weight guarantees success on all fronts of social life. When in short period of time both her employer and her boyfriend discover, that she only pretend to be overweight, she is fired from work and abandoned. She is forced to leave the disguise that makes her look fat and face the hostile reality.
Slow Light
Director: Kijek Adamski
Duration: 11
A boy who was born blind, suddenly at the age of seven sees a light. A medical examination reveals that his eyes are so dense that it takes seven years for the light to reach the retina and hence for the image to reach his consciousness. The consequence of the eye defect translates into the mental immaturity of the man, lack of understanding of the present and belated reflections on long-gone facts. The man is never mature enough for his age and constantly lingers on the past.
The Devil
Director: Jan Bujnowski
Duration: 19
According to researches made throughout 1990s by the Institute for Public Opinion Research (OBOP) approximately 95% of Poles identified themselves as a believers. At the same time unemployment rates reached record values. In times of crisis, when people sought spirituality, seemingly impossible events were possible...
The Wildwood Diptych
Director: Szymon Ruczyński, Katarzyna Małyszko
Duration: 9
The story of the forest is told from two perspectives: of nature and of humans. Built from two autonomous but complementary parts, the film explores complexities of their relationship. Inspired by the conflict regarding one the most precious European forests, Białowieża Forest.
Maybe The Foot
Director: Pawł Nazaruk
Duration: 14
If the hand can't do it, maybe the foot can?
Debut
Director: Katarzyna Kijek
Duration: 7
The protagonist unexpectedly finds himself in the middle of the screenplay that he is struggling to write.
Grubson – Serca twego chłód
Director: Nata Szada
Duration: 6
Hypnotizing music video, which proves that art can interpenetrate. "Your heart is cold" touches on topics such as addiction, temptation, and most importantly love and passion and humanity, because wouldn't it be easier to just live without a heart? The music video, tells about a serial killer, but treats all of it only as a platform to deal with much more important and more personal topics.