On the border of Poland and Belarus - in the oldest forest in Europe — a wall is being built to stop the wave of refugees coming into the European Union. During a manhunt for migrants, a separated herd of bison searches for a safe place. In a forest full of guards and soldiers, an abandoned bison tries to return to the herd, leading to an unexpected encounter.
CREW:
Director: Wojciech Węglarz
Producer: Jerzy Kapuściński, Ewa Jastrzębska
Cinematographer: Wojciech Węglarz, Jonasz Mularz, Radosław Moszczak
Editor: Zuza Grabowska
Sound: Marcin Lenarczyk
Production
Production Munk Studio — Polish Filmmakers Association
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Awards
2025
Krakowski Festiwal Filmowy -Złoty Lajkonik,
Turyn (CinemAmbiente Festival)-Best Short,
Koszalin (Koszaliński Festiwal Debiutów Filmowych "Młodzi i Film")-Press Award,
Warna (In The Palace International Short Film Festival)-Special Mention,
Kazimierz Dolny (Festiwal Filmu i Sztuki "Dwa Brzegi")-I Award,
Sokołowsko (Sokołowsko Festiwal Filmowy "Hommage a Kieślowski")-Special Award SFP,
Bydgoszcz (Festiwal Filmowy "Przeźrocza")- Mention best editing,
Gorzów Wielkopolski (Festiwal Filmów Frapujących)-"Frapa",
Warszawa (Tramway Film Festival)- Special Mention,
Lublin (Lubelski Festiwal Filmowy)- Special Mention,
Białystok (Międzynarodowy Festiwal Filmów Krótkometrażowych "żubrOFFka")- Young Jury Mention
Director
Wojciech Węglarz
Wojciech Węglarz – director and cinematographer. Winner of numerous awards, including the Golden Hobby Horse for Best Documentary Film under 30 minutes (KFF 2025), as well as awards at CinemAmbiente, the MiF Festival, In The Palace and Two Riversides Festival.
He studied at the Film School in Thessaloniki, the Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School, and the Łódź Film School (PWSFTviT). His films have been nominated at festivals such as IDFA, FIPADOC, TiDF, the New Horizons International Film Festival, and Melbourne Film Festival.
Selected Filmography
Bloodline (2024)
