Opening Night
dir. Sara Szymańska / 2023, Poland, 12'
7.09.24
15:30
Kinoteka, plac Defilad, Warszawa, Polska
Director: Sara Szymańska
Screenplay: Sara Szymańska
Animation: Sara Szymańska
Editing: Sara Szymańska
Sound: Michał Jakubiak
Music: Julian Uhu
Producer(s): Agata Golańska
Production: Lodz Film School
World sales: INDEKS Film Studio
Language: Polish
Website: https://www.filmpolski.pl/fp/index.php?film=1263628
SYNOPIS
Partners:
The reunion of a young couple, recently split, stirs up intense emotion as they relive their relationship's troubled past during a theatre afterparty. The deeper they delve into their past, the harder it becomes to resurface back into reality.
FESTIVALS AND AWARDS
IndieLisboa, PÖFF Shorts (Animation Jury Mention), Animafest Zagreb, PRIMANIMA - World Festival of First Animations (Grand Prix), Premiers Plans, Mammoth Lakes Film Festival, Drama International Short Film Festival, Festiwal Kamera Akcja, Koszaliński Festiwal Debiutów Filmowych “Młodzi i Film”, Łodzią po Wiśle
SARA SZYMAŃSKA
Polish film director and animator. During her studies at the Film School in Lodz, she created two short films, “Five Minutes Older” (2021) and “Opening Night” (2023), both of which gained global recognition. Screened at prestigious festivals such as the Clermont-Ferrand Film Festival, the New Directors / New Films Festival at New York's MoMA, and the PÖFF Black Nights Film Festival in Tallinn, both films have enjoyed successful festival runs, accumulating several awards. Currently, Sara lives in Paris where she is working on her upcoming short film, “Watermelon”, a Polish-French co-production.
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