These films trace the emotional and physical journeys of migration, memory and identity across landscapes scarred by histories of both oppression and resistance.
Content warning: This programme contains flashing images.
A bison, prevented from returning to its native herd by a wall on the Polish-Belarusian border, witnesses dramatic events.
Separated from its herd in the Białowieża Forest, a bison becomes a silent witness to the ecological and humanitarian crises unfolding around it. Through the bison’s eyes, Wojciech Węglarz explores the devastating effects of arbitrary national borders and their infrastructure on both humans and nonhumans. Stunning cinematography and meticulous editing evoke a sense of loss, fear and anger, reflecting the broader consequences of political decisions. Bloodline is a haunting and profoundly human meditation on displacement, belonging and the invisible victims of border conflicts.
Contains reference to human and non-human cruelty and death
This film will screen as part of Shorts: Spaces Between. Please click on a showing below to see when this programme screens throughout the festival.
- Year2024
- Runtime12 minutes
- CountryPoland
- PremiereUK premiere
- RatingUnclassified 18+
- GenrePolitics & Economics, Environment & Wildlife
- DirectorWojciech Węglarz
These films trace the emotional and physical journeys of migration, memory and identity across landscapes scarred by histories of both oppression and resistance.
Content warning: This programme contains flashing images.
A bison, prevented from returning to its native herd by a wall on the Polish-Belarusian border, witnesses dramatic events.
Separated from its herd in the Białowieża Forest, a bison becomes a silent witness to the ecological and humanitarian crises unfolding around it. Through the bison’s eyes, Wojciech Węglarz explores the devastating effects of arbitrary national borders and their infrastructure on both humans and nonhumans. Stunning cinematography and meticulous editing evoke a sense of loss, fear and anger, reflecting the broader consequences of political decisions. Bloodline is a haunting and profoundly human meditation on displacement, belonging and the invisible victims of border conflicts.
Contains reference to human and non-human cruelty and death
This film will screen as part of Shorts: Spaces Between. Please click on a showing below to see when this programme screens throughout the festival.
- Year2024
- Runtime12 minutes
- CountryPoland
- PremiereUK premiere
- RatingUnclassified 18+
- GenrePolitics & Economics, Environment & Wildlife
- DirectorWojciech Węglarz