This year’s edition of the „Młodzi i Film” Festival will feature as many as eight short films produced by the Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School of the University of Silesia!
We sincerely thank you for recognizing the creative work of our students and warmly congratulate everyone who worked with dedication on the films, which will soon appear on the big screen in Koszalin. Bravo! 👏
🎬 I’m recording! | directed by Ina Knap | archival footage: private collection | production management: Paulina Tura | prod. 2025
Watching a family’s home video archive can raise many unexpected questions—questions that have no real answers. The film’s narrator and protagonist experiences this firsthand as she wanders through eerily authentic VHS footage from her family’s past.
🎬 Coldness | directed by Lena Jaworska | cinematography: Daniel Le Hai | production management: Kamil D. Warszawski | prod. 2025
Podlasie, near the Polish–Belarusian border. Thirty-year-old Paweł leads a fast-paced life, struggling to balance his job at a frozen food factory with caring for his dying father, who’s been denied a hospice bed nearby. When social services warn him of signs of neglect, things spiral. After accidentally hitting a Syrian migrant, Ali, with his car, Paweł makes a risky deal—he’ll hide Ali from border guards and help him cross into Germany, if Ali helps him care for his father. Despite cultural differences, prejudice, and a language barrier, the two men must learn to cooperate.
🎬 Recess | directed by Jan Saczek | cinematography: Patryk Roman | production management: Lidia Le Thanh | prod. 2025
Ania, a young primary school teacher, accidentally sends a nude photo to one of her students, who happens to have a crush on her.
🎬 Father’s Day | directed by Patryk Kaflowski | cinematography: Łukasz Łatanik | production management: Oskar Sapeta | prod. 2024
A grieving father comes face to face with the man who turned his son’s death into a spectacle of conspiracy theories. In his pursuit of understanding, he confronts layers of misinformation and manipulation that have distorted the memory of his child. Father’s Day explores the collision between private grief and public deceit, inviting viewers on a journey for truth, redemption, and peace in the face of unimaginable loss.
🎬 Lucciola | directed by Aleksandra Neyman | cinematography: Aleksandra Neyman | production management: Kalina Głowińska | prod. 2025
In a world where touch is forbidden, young masseuse Nina works using hand covers to avoid physical contact. She attends “self-touch” therapy sessions, repeating mantras about safety. One day, she meets Zocha—and everything changes.
🎬 Not to come back | directed by Katarzyna Lewek | cinematography: Katarzyna Lewek | production management: Michał Igieliński, Amadeusz Ciesielski & Martyna Fudala | prod. 2025
It’s their first encounter in a long time. In the tight spaces of a childhood home, reality and longing collide.
🎬 Dad's not home | directed by Jan Saczek | cinematography: Patryk Roman | production management: Lidia Le Thanh | prod. 2025
Two underage brothers are hiding the fact that their father suffers from frontotemporal dementia. They must take care of him and manage the household on their own to avoid being separated.
🎬 TOO COLD FOR A STORM | directed by Igor Sas | cinematography: Radosław Kozieł | production management: Kamil D. Warszawski | prod. 2025
Inspired by Wiesław Myśliwski’s novel The Horizon, this is the story of Piotr, who returns to his home village after many years to fulfill his deceased father’s last wish: to accompany him on his final journey to the cemetery. Unexpectedly, he’s told that his half-brother Paweł—whom he has never met—will also join the funeral procession. As they ride across empty, windswept fields, the two men are forced into a conversation neither of them is ready for.
🔗 We encourage you to join the festival and explore the full selection of short films—both narrative and documentary:
Best of luck on the road to the awards! 🏆
📆 The 44th Koszalin Festival of Film Debuts will take place from June 9 to 14, 2025.
