Highly sensitive Watka feels overwhelmed by stimuli and expectations. Sensory overload cascades over her, intertwined with the voices of her loved ones. Despite her willingness, Watka can no longer maintain these relationships and feels increasingly claustrophobic. The reality around her begins to crumble and glitch, and the terrified girl flees her apartment, embarking on a journey in search of silence. Yet it remains uncertain whether the unwelcome shadows will not catch up with her in the new place.

Born in 2001 in Bielsko-Biała. An animator, illustrator, and prose writer. In 2024, she completed her bachelor’s degree in Animation at the Władysław Strzemiński Academy of Fine Arts in Łódź and is currently a first-year master’s student in Animation at the Magdalena Abakanowicz University of the Arts in Poznań. Her work explores themes of neurodiversity and alienation.

Nina Sikorska