The Cinema of Short Films (R-Rated movies)
A novelty at the Polish Festival! We would love to invite you for an explosion of emotions in those three short movies. Don’t miss this rare opportunity. Showing exclusively for Polish Festival for a limited time only.
Transmission (sci-fi) by Nichiolas Carlton witf Kristof Kaczmarek
Next of Kin (drama) by Nicholas Carlton with Kristof Kaczmarek
Both films by Kristof Kaczmarek will be available until 22nd November 2020
Beast* (drama, thriller) by Christopher Sferrazza with Marta Kaczmarek – available on the festival day for 24 hours.
*Polish Festival recommends that strong emotional content of this film (Beast) is suitable for mature audiences.
Transmission is a short movie about futuristic vision of the world after the explosion of a nuclear bomb. The main character, Jonah, a scientist (performed by Kristof Kaczmarek) is trapped both in his future and past. The film shows the gradual degradation of hope. An excellent study of a human being both done by the means of picture and sound, and the script itself.
The movie was a debut for an extremely talented Nicholas Carlton who since then has received The Directors Guild Award, worked on productions of series such as Wentworth or Hungry Ghosts. He has also been active producing numerous clips referring to human conditions. (Beyond the Blue, The Greens, Victorian Government)
Transmission from Kristof Kaczmarek on Vimeo.
Next of Kin is a short movie about emotions and unexpected human reactions when facing the news; it is about humanity hidden behind the outside mask.
“Next of Kin was my second time working with my friend, Kristof, on a short film. I asked him to be in the film because we needed someone who could bring tremendous presence and emotional weight to the role. Kristof is one of those actors that interrogates every part and brings an enormous amount of creativity. It was a pleasure to work with him again and I’m hoping we get the opportunity to do so again in the near future!” – Nicholas Carlton
Ten film już nie jest dostępny ze względu na umowę z Twórcą, który udostępnił swoje filmy na określony czas.
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Next of Kin – Short Film from Kristof Kaczmarek on Vimeo.
Ten film już nie jest dostępny ze względu na umowę z Twórcą, który udostępnił swoje filmy na określony czas.
This video is no longer available due to an agreement with the Creator who made his videos available for a limited time.
Beast (2017)
Best Australian Short Film Award at the Flickerfest International Short Film Festival 2017.
In 2018, Marta Kaczmarek take out Best Actress Short Film at the Auckland International Film Festival.
“Beast” is a unique perspective of what someone will do for love and acceptance. It has a strong lead and great supporting characters, with a story full of secrets and twists…
Director: Christopher Sferrazza
Producers: Christopher Sferrazza, Simone Adamson
Screenwriter: Carl J. Sorheim
Cinematographers: Joel Betts
Editor: Tim Parrington
Music: Robert J. Sedky
Cast: Marta Kaczmarek, Kashmir Sinnamon, Jane Clifton
Country: Australia
Language: English
Year: 2017
Running Time: 20 minutes
Beast (2017) – Trailer
BEAST TRAILER from christopher sferrazza on Vimeo.
Beast (2017) – Movie
Ten film już nie jest dostępny ze względu na umowę z Twórcą, który udostępnił swoje filmy na określony czas.
This video is no longer available due to an agreement with the Creator who made his videos available for a limited time.
BEAST ( Polish Festival link ) from Grzegorz Machnacki on Vimeo.
“Beast” is directed by Christopher Sferrazza and is set in a small town on the eastern coast of Australia, and is about Sophie, a kind and caring butcher who dedicates her life outside of work to her grandson Liam, a local paramedic. Tragedy had struck Sophie nearly a decade ago after a fatal accident killed her daughter. The town has somewhat shut her out since the incident, however, her co-worker Bea is seeking to re-integrate Sophie back into the community by inviting her to mass on Sunday. Sophie can see a glimmer of hope, to rejoin a town that has all but forgotten her, but after discovering a terrifying and jaw-dropping truth, Sophie’s hopes are dashed, and she will now have to make a choice between love and acceptance. Director Sferrazza has crafted a beautifully macabre and shocking story that left me shook, and is one to watch for thriller and horror fans.
The story immediately introduces us to Sophie and Bea at the butcher shop, as they watch out the window at a young mother handing out missing flyers of her daughter. You see the pain in Sophie’s eyes while being focused on this mother are glazed over, reliving the memories of Sophie’s own loss of a daughter. This scene services the audience to who Sophie as but also returns in the final moments in the film, but in a completely different light that will surprise you. Off work, Sophie is clearly a lonely woman, who retells stories and of her daughter to telemarketers, and clearly only has one thing in her life she cares about, that being her Grandson.
The performance by Marta Kaczmarek as Sophie is very powerful and real and she brings so much to this short. I would recommend her to be nominated for a best actress award purely on how much I enjoyed her performance. All the acting was well done in the film and I couldn’t pick a weak point out of the ensemble. They are all characters that seem real like they could be your next-door neighbors, which gave me both admiration for the performances as well as chills when the film reveals its true self to the audience.
Technically the film is fantastic. The camerawork is great, from the lighting, cinematography, framing, it all worked very well. I loved how the story begins as something seemingly out of a sad hallmark film, but ramps up and kicks the chair out from under you with a conclusion that left me floored. I liked the pacing of the film, perhaps in some scenes, it may have felt a little too exposition-heavy, however, doesn’t take much away from my enjoyment of the film as a whole. It’s a short that really understands what it’s showing to the audience, and the director should be proud of how strong the stories foundation is.
– Utah Film Festival
