Seattle Polish Film Festival: GSF Shorts

The Seattle Polish Film Festival presents short films by Gdynia Film School students: Blueberries (Marta Kowalska), The Color of Cherries (Filip Błaszczyk), Fear (Robert Zawadzki) and Penguin Habits (Jakub Poterała).

Blueberries
Sara has a bright future ahead with her wonderful boyfriend. On this beautiful day, they are set to celebrate their engagement at his family home.

"The Color of Cherries"
After the death of their mother, two sisters meet in their old family home in the countryside. One’s return after years of absence becomes an opportunity to confront a difficult past marked by violence and family secrets.

Fear
The narrative explores the themes of humanity and moral conflict amidst a humanitarian crisis at the Polish-Belarusian border.

Penguin Habits
"Mom saves penguins" – that’s how Emilia’s job would be described by her son, Antek. The day has come for Emilia to depart for a research station in Antarctica, and the boy must stay at home under his grandfather’s care.

Blueberries

Sara has a bright future ahead with her wonderful boyfriend. On this beautiful day, they are set to celebrate their engagement at his family home. However, the accidental death of a stranger turns this special day into a nightmare. Caught in the whirlwind of tragedy, Sara faces a moral dilemma. She reluctantly becomes entangled in the family's manipulations and lies to protect them, but the bitter taste of deceit starts to weigh heavily on her. As secrets unravel, Sara discovers that the truth is far more dangerous than she imagined, forcing her to confront the dark side of the people she thought she knew. Who can she trust when the line between loyalty and betrayal blurs?

The Color of Cherries

After the death of their mother, two sisters meet in their old family home in the countryside. One’s return after years of absence becomes an opportunity to confront a difficult past marked by violence and family secrets. An intimate family drama set within the stifling space of a rural household. Their encounter is not a forced reconciliation, but an attempt to reconfigure the past and acknowledge the coexistence of conflicting personal narratives.

Fear

Jola is a taxi driver and widow, who lives with her 25-year-old son, Marek in a small town near Polish-Belarusian border. Initially disconnected from the unfolding tragedy at the border, Jola's perspective shifts dramatically after she encounters in a forest an exhausted couple with their deceased newborn. Determined to help them despite the legal risks and the strain on her relationship with her son, Jola unwittingly becomes embroiled in a situation that will irrevocably alter her life.

Penguin Habits

"Mom saves penguins" – that’s how Emilia’s job would be described by her son, Antek. The day has come for Emilia to depart for a research station in Antarctica, and the boy must stay at home under his grandfather’s care. As events begin to spiral out of control, Emilia is faced with a difficult dilemma – can she balance her dreams and professional ambitions with being a mother?