STIMULANTS & EMPATHOGENS
POLISH TITLE: STYMULANTY & EMPATOGENY
Antek, a regular boy from a rich home with patriotic traditions and passion for classical music, fell in love head over heels. The object of his affection is Kuba, a teenage drug dealer. The boys have nothing in common. How to initiate a meeting? Antek does not take drugs, but he is in love, so he continues to buy fixes. Eventually, the boys have a chance to spend a longer evening together. Antek has a plan and Kuba has a secret mission. Can anything go wrong? This romantic comedy of errors smoothly transforms into social satire to end with an eruption full of emotions. Fun and games, with a pinch of salt, is guaranteed.
- GENRE:
- fiction
- COUNTRY:
- Poland
- RUNNING TIME:
- 25'
- YEAR:
- 2024
- COLOUR:
- colour
- DIRECTING:
- Mateusz Pacewicz
- SCRIPT:
- Mateusz Pacewicz
- DOP:
- Mikołaj Syguda
- EDITOR:
- Aleksandra Gowin
- MUSIC:
- Aleksander Musiałowski, Tymoteusz Witczak
- PRODUCTION:
- Filip Marczewski, Wajda Studio, Katarzyna Madaj-Kozłowska
Mateusz Pacewicz »
Mateusz Pacewicz is a screenwriter & director born in Warsaw in 1992. Mateusz wrote two feature films - "Corpus Christi" (2019) and "Suicide Room: The Hater" (2020). "Corpus Christi" received the Second Prize in the Script Pro Competition. In 2016, together with Agata Trzebuchowska, Mateusz wrote & directed "HEAT"- a short film nominated for the Grand Prix at Sundance Film Festival 2017.
AT FESTIVALS:
- 64th Krakow Film Festival (Poland, 2024), 2024 (competition)
- Out on Film Atlanta's LGBTQ Film Festival 2024, 2024 (competition)
- 40th Warsaw Film Festival (2024, Poland), 2024 (Nagroda Publiczności )
- 15. Festiwal Kamera Akcja, Międzynarodowy Konkurs Authors Spotlight, 2024 (Nagroda Publiczności)
- Ale Kino! Międzynarodowy Festiwal Filmów Młodego Widza, 2024 (Nagroda Marcina dla Najlepszego Filmu Krótkometrażowego Dla Młodzieży , Nagroda dla Najlepszego Filmu Krótkometrażowego)
- International Film Festival ZOOM, 2025, Poland, 2025 (competition)
- River Film Festival, 2025, Italy, 2025 (Audience Award)
- BEAST International Film Festival, 2025. Portugal, 2025 (competition)
- 27th. Fairy Tales Queer Art & Film Festival, 2025, Canada, 2025 (competition)
- 38th Connecticut LGBTQ Film Festival, 2025, USA, 2025 (competition)
- Lubuskie Film Summer, 2025, Poland, 2025 (competition)
- 25th annual Gimli International Film Festival, 2025, Canada, 2025 (competition)
- International Short Films Competition SHORT Festivalowski, 2025, Poland, 2025 (Special Mention)
- Indie ShortFest, 2025, USA, 2025 (competition)
- WAMA Film Festival, 2025, Poland, 2025 (Grand Prix)
- QUEER-Streifen-Filmfestival, 2025, Germany, 2025 (Audience Award)
- Hobnobben Film Festival, 2025, USA, 2025 (competition)
- Beijing Queer Film Festival, 2025, China, 2025 (competition)
- European Film Festival Scanorama, 2025. Lithuania, 2025 (competition)
- QueerCineMad, Madrid International LGBTIAQ+ Film Festival, 2025, Spain, 2025 (Audience Award)
- Los Angeles Queer Film Festival, 2025, USA, 2025 (Best Cinematography Award, Best Screenplay Award, Best Short Award and Best Audience Choice)
- Toronto Polish Film Festival, 2025, Canada, 2025 (competition)
- Polish Film Festival Los Angeles, 2025, USA, 2025 (The Hollywood Eagle Award for Best Short Film )
- Dublin International Comedy Festival, 2025, Ireland, 2025 (Best LGBTQI+ Short Award)