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National Short Film Competition

3rd SCREENING
9th July 2025 | 20:30

ELEKTROWNIA Cinema
(ul. Kopernika 1)

Free entry

Kadr z filmu "ESSA". Młoda kobieta leży na łóżku z telefonem w ręce, przegląda czyjś profil na Instagramie.

On her 14th birthday, Mila dreams of the perfect party – she wants her sister Kejt, a popular influencer, to impress her friends, and she hopes that Krzysiek, the boy she has a crush on, will show up. But the night quickly spirals out of control – online dramas, shattered dreams, and a harsh encounter with adulthood put the sisters’ bond to the test. Amid the chaos of that one night, they discover that likes aren’t what matter most – their relationship does.

A graduate of the directing department at the Lodz Film School. Creator of short films – both documentary and fiction – which have been screened at festivals worldwide. Fascinated by the complexity of human nature, digital reality, and the unspoken. In everyday life, a mother of two cats.

Agnieszka Kalińska, reżyserka filmu "ESSA"

Agnieszka Kalińska

ESSA

Poland 2025
colour 25 min

directed by
Agnieszka Kalińska

written by
Karolina Bogus

director of photography
Michał Szaranowicz

edited by
Julia Oleksy

cast
Kamila Pałac

producer
Agata Golańska

production
Lodz Film School