REPLACE
The unhappy protagonist’s life is consumed by relentless work, fueled by energy drinks. A brief interaction with a self-checkout machine transports her into a dreamlike world where anything seems possible. An escape from the hardships of everyday life into a technological world free from fear and responsibility gives her a sense of freedom and ease. The lines between everyday life and fantasy begin to blur. While technology offers an alluring freedom from obligation, it also forces her to confront a deeper question: what is her place in a world driven by total automation?
- GENRE:
- animation
- COUNTRY:
- Polska
- RUNNING TIME:
- 7'
- YEAR:
- 2025
- COLOUR:
- colour
- DIRECTING:
- Ewelina Duffy
- SCRIPT:
- Ewelina Duffy
- DOP:
- Ewelina Duffy
- EDITOR:
- Ewelina Duffy
- MUSIC:
- Barbara Zach
- PRODUCTION:
- Uniwersytet Artystyczny im. Magdaleny Abakanowicz w Poznaniu
Ewelina Duffy »
Ewelina Duffy is a Polish-Irish animated film director and visual artist. She completed her Master’s degree at the Faculty of Animation and Intermedia at the University of the Arts in Poznań, Poland. She is currently continuing her artistic education at the Faculty of Image and Interdisciplinary Activities at the same university. Her animation To the Bone (2022) was awarded the Golden Bundle at the Polish National Animation Festival O!PLA in 2023, while her music film Exhaust (2024) received the Grand Prize at the Kinomural Festival in 2024 and the Audience Award at the Prowincjonalia Festival in 2025. Her Polish-Irish heritage servesas inspiration in her work, which explores themes of non-belonging and alienation.
AT FESTIVALS:
- International Student Animation Film Festival Animafantasia, 2025, Romania, 2025 (competition)
- Ionian Contemporary Animation Festival ICONA, 2025, Greece, 2025 (competition)