Seal Story
Director: Bartłomiej Błaszczyński
Screenwriter: Bartłomiej Błaszczyński
Director of photography: Jakub Adamiak
Editor: Bartłomiej Błaszczyński, Mateusz Znaniecki
Production manager: Filip Kantor, Alicja Osiej
Artistic supervisor: Andrzej Fidyk
Year of production: 2020
Running time: 16'
It's a documentary short about a Jakub - polish musician who has been working in a hotel and museum in Iceland. When COVID-19 pandemic began, Jakub lost his job and missed the last plane to Poland. He was completely alone in the hotel for a few months, with no friends or family. Because of several flights cancellations he still can't go back to Poland, and just waits.
Festival screenings of the film:
Prix Europa, Potsdam, Germany, 2020 – in competition
18. Millennium Docs Against Gravity Film Festival, Poland, 2021 – in national competition
CineFest Miskolc International Film Festival, Miskolc, Hungary, 2021 - screening
24. International Film Festival Zoom – Zblizenia, Jelenia Góra, Poland, 2021 – in competition
Monstrale International Short Film Festival, Halle (Saale), Germany, 2021 - in competition
Play Poland Film Festival, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, 2021 - screening
Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia, Tokyo, Japan, 2022 - in competition
