THE DREAMS OF LONELY PEOPLE
POLISH TITLE: MARZENIA SAMOTNYCH LUDZI
After twenty years in prison, a man returns to his family home to die alone. A mysterious figure from the magical world of nature begins to appear in his surroundings. Getting to know her could be the best time of his life. What are the real consequences of this meeting?
- GENRE:
- fiction
- COUNTRY:
- Poland
- RUNNING TIME:
- 24'
- YEAR:
- 2020
- COLOUR:
- colour
- DIRECTING:
- Marek Leszczewski
- SCRIPT:
- Marek Leszczewski
- DOP:
- Max Bugajak
- EDITOR:
- Yakiv Komarynsky
- CAST:
- Anna Paliga, Adam Szyszkowski, Piotr Bąk
- MUSIC:
- Tomasz Mreńca
- PRODUCTION:
- Warszawska Szkoła Filmowa
AT FESTIVALS:
- San Diego International Shortsfest, 2021, USA, 2021 (competition)
- Durban International Film Festival, 2021, RPA, 2021 (competition)
- Castrovillari Film Festival, 2021, Italy, 2021 (Youth Jury Award)
- 29th Raindance Film Festival, United Kingdom, 2021 (competition)
- Universal Film Festival, 2021, USA, 2021 (Best Cinematography, Best Film Nominee)
- Festival International Signes de Nuit, 2021, France, 2021 (The Night Award)
- Jaipur International Film Festival, 2022, India, 2022 (competition)
- 16th Manuel Trujillo Durán National and International Short Film Festival, 2022, Venezuela, 2022 (competition)
- 19th In the Palace International Short Film Festival, Bulgaria, 2022 (competition)
- Bayamon International Film Festival, 2022, Puerto Rico, 2022 (Best Short Film)
- Crystal Palace International Film Festival, 2022, United Kingdom, 2022 (competition)
- Stockholm Independent Film Festival, 2022, Sweden, 2022 (competition)
- International Film Festival Cologne, 2022, Germany, 2022 (competition)
- Kuala Lumpur International Film Festival in the Sky, 2022, Malaysia, 2022 (Honorable Mention)
- KO:SH Film Fest, 2022, Albania, 2022 (competition)
- Manlleu Film Festival, 2022, Spain, 2022 (competition)
- Festival del Cinema di Cefalù, 2022, Italy, 2022 (competition)
- Västerås Filmfestival, 2022, Sweden, 2022 (competition)
- Veracruz Itinerant Film Festival, 2022, Mexico, 2022 (Best Student Short Film)
- Lebanese Independent Film Festival - LIFF, 2022, Lebanon, 2022 (competition)
- Garofano Rosso FIlm Festival, 2022, Italy, 2022 (competition)
- Vertigo Film Fest - Milano International Short Film Festival, 2022, Italy, 2022 (Best Movie Award, Best Cinematography)
- Santa Cruz International Film Festival, 2022, Argentina, 2022 (competition)
- Norwich Film Festival, 2022, United Kingdom, 2022 (competition)
- MEME PAS PEUR International Film Festival, 2022, France, 2023 (competition)