Vyraj
Director: Agnieszka Nowosielska
Screenwriter: Agnieszka Nowosielska
Director of photography: Barbara Kaniewska
Editor: Agnieszka Nowosielska
Sound: Marcin Popławski, Adriano Mantova
Production manager: Małgorzata Miszczak
Artistic supervisor: Michał Rosa, Tomasz Woźniczka
Cast: Agata Buzek, Janusz R. Nowicki, Adam Rzędzian
Year of production: 2020
Running time: 20'
The sudden illness of Weronka’s father breaks her quiet and idyllic life. While playing with his friends, her son Pietrek experiences a situation which makes him believe that he has healing powers. Everything that surrounds Weronka calls for her attention, and a series of events gets out of her control. Is it possible that Pietrek has an influence over his grandfather’s health?
Festival screenings of the film:
14. Film and Art Festival Two Riversides, Kazimierz Dolny, Poland, 2020 – in competition
39. Debuts Film Festival MŁODZI I FILM, Koszalin, Poland 2020 – in competition
11. Camera Action Festival, Łódź, Poland, 2020 – Youth Jury Award
45. Polish Film Festival, Gdynia, Poland, 2020 - in competition
14. Polish Film Festival Vistula, Moscow, Russia, 2021 - screening
67. OKFA, Konin, Poland, 2021 - in competition
35. Tarnów Film Award, Tarnów, Poland, 2021 - screening
2. Long Story Short Film Festival, Wrocław, Poland, 2021 – in competition
International Short Film Festival ŻUBROFFKA, Białystok, Poland, 2021 – screening
13. Short Waves Festival, Poznań, Poland, 2021 - Youth Jury Award
Tel Aviv International Student Film Festival, Tel Aviv, Israel, 2021 - in competition
24. Summer with Muses Festival, Nowogard, Poland, 2021 - in competition
New Horizons International Film Festival, Wrocław, Poland, 2021 – screening
50. Lubuskie Film Summer, Łagów, Poland, 2021 – in competition
16. filmPOLSKA Festival, Berlin, Germany, 2021 – screening
LABA Festival, Warsaw, 2021 - screening
CineFest Miskolc International Film Festival, Miskolc, Hungary, 2021 - screening
15. CK OFF Film Festival of Independent Cinema, Przemyśl, Poland, 2021 - in competition
4th International Film Festival ELBE DOCK, Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic, 2021 - The ELBE DOCK Award for Short Film
PORTO FEMME - International Film Festival, Porto, Portugal, 2021 - in competition
19. Opolskie Lamy Film Festival, Opole, Poland, 2021 – in competition
Dracula International Film Festival, Brasov, Romania, 2021 - Special mention in the International Short Film Competition
20 minmax International ShortFilm Festival, Ingolstadt, Germany, 2021 - in competition
Demakijaż - Women’s Film Festival, Lublin, Poland, 2021 - in competition
Offeliada, Gniezno, Poland, 2021 – in competition
PÖFF Shorts (Black Nights Film Festival), Tallinn, Estonia, 2021 - Jury Mention in the New Talents: Live-Action Competition
Play Poland Film Festival, United Kingdom, 2021 - screening
International Film School Festival Tetouan, Morocco, 2021 – Grand Prix
75. Salerno International Film Festival, Salerno, Italy, 2021 - in competition
Macau International Short Film Festival, Macau, China, 2021 – Best Student Film
Petit Plan: Europa III, Greece, 2022 - in competition
38. International Short Film Week Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany, 2022 - in competition
22. Landshut Short Film Festival, Landshut, Germany, 2022 - in competition
11. Tetova International Film Festival (TIFF ODA), Tetovo, North Macedonia, 2022 – in competition
7. Lower Silesia Film Festival "Złoty Samorodek", Złotoryja, Poland, 2022 - in competition
21. International Short Film Festival CINEMAFORUM, Warsaw, Poland, 2022 – Jan Machulski Awards screenings
26. CineMAiubit International Student Short Film Festival, Bucharest, Romania, 2022 - in competition
5. Amity International Short Film Festival, İstanbul, Turkey, 2022 - Special Mention
