35th ANNUAL FORT LAUDERDALE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

STUDENT FILMS: Long Narratives

Expired November 23, 2020 4:59 AM
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Cigarettes, keys, a cell phone, a wallet—an unfinished life lying in a plastic police bag on the kitchen table. A father's and daughter’s eyes meet as they take in the evidence of absence, silently measuring the distance between life and death. From the depths of the bag comes the sound of a phone ringing. That sound will become the echo of human grief.

The movie RED is about the scraps of life of Judyta and her father Zbigniew, shown across several days following the death of Judyta’s brother, Marcin, killed in a car accident. As they try to come to terms with the void left by a loss of a loved one, all their mutual resentment and finger pointing is unexpectedly interrupted by a stranger: Red.

Will he accept all the blame? And will it be enough? Will Judyta and Red be drawn closer together? Can anything new grow upon the sense of guilt? And what hides behind Zbigniew’s loneliness and heavy drinking? And who – really - deserves the noose the most?

RED is a 30-minute psychological drama which takes up the subjects of guilt and the consequences it entails, as well as loneliness. RED tells a very ordinary story—one that could happen everywhere and to everyone.

  • Year
    2019
  • Runtime
    30 minutes
  • Language
    Polish (with English subtitles)
  • Country
    Poland
  • Premiere
    SE premiere
  • Rating
    NR
  • Note
    School: Warsaw Film School, Warsaw, Poland
  • Director
    Karina Węgiełek
  • Screenwriter
    Karina Węgiełek
  • Producer
    Maciej Ślesicki
  • Executive Producer
    Jarosław Grzymała
  • Co-Producer
    Karina Węgiełek
  • Filmmaker
    Karina Węgiełek
  • Cast
    Izabela Baran, Mirosław Zbrojewicz, Bartosz Bednarski
  • Cinematographer
    Jacek Petrycki
  • Editor
    Oskar Handzlik
  • Composer
    Szymon Zygoń
  • Sound Design
    Karol Adamczyk, Szymon Nawrocki
  • Music
    Music performed by Jędrzej Podolak (vocal) Amelia Pinderak (vocal) Wojciech Skóra (cello) Szymon Zygoń (piano, flute) / ;;; / Additionally: Songs “Just” and “Disappear” featured on the album „Just Don’t Disappear In Silence” written and performed by Body Package.