The Boundaries of Cinema

Boundaries of Cinema is an innovative approach to contemporary film art, a multi-faceted study of genre and thematic boundaries. The section was created during a series of discussions and meetings with Tomasz Raczek, who has been a curator, special guest and collaborator of the festival since 2013.


Past events


Filmy poprzednich edycji

  • A Letter to god8'

    A little girl whose mother is infected with the coronavirus writes a letter to God and sends it to him.

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  • A Silent Life / Ciche życie4'

    An online challenge announced by Xiaomi resulted in my little film journey into my past, and into my moved mind, into what I am afraid of, and what I most secretly dream of. But it is also a celebration of small, elusive details of everyday life and, who knows, perhaps this short film expression will encourage you to discover such wonderful details in your life as well?

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  • Behold the Men / Ecce Homines 3'

    “Ecce Homines” (“Behold the Men”) is a small glimpse of the life of the invisible workers of Sao Paulo, Brazil. A tribute to the strength, commitment and resilience of the humble and fighting Brothers who struggle in the agitated Paulista megalopolis.

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  • Friday morning when Daniele seems dead / 老丹疑似死亡的星期五早上6'

    That year I shared the house with an old lady called Daniele, when I were studying aboard in France. She's over 70 years old, living more longer than anyone else in that house. One Friday morning, without seeing Daniele in the house after several days, all the tenants concluded that she is dead in her room.

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  • Home / Casa2'

    An unknown guy and girl are left at home seeking protection. They meet again with their homes and carry out different daily activities. He puts together a puzzle but the last piece disappeared. One day they will receive the news that they can go out again. They have a chance encounter when leaving their houses and he receives a great surprise when seeing her.

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  • Pandemic Zoom7'

    Mid-Pandemic in a quarantined World, bureaucracy must continue, and a Gen-Z teen daughter aids her Judge mother in settling a lovers dispute in Small Claims Court. (Passes Bechdel test).

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  • Sir Chub de Pigi9'

    He`s a famous actor, familiar with a lot of celebrities from the world of the film industry. Even Queen herself gave him the title of Sir Chub de Pigi. His parents are from Zürich, but Ivano-Frankivsk he considers his home, where live his dearest people, but he doesn`t know... they have a cat...

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  • Solo3'

    “Solo” is a project in which the main character, played by Eneko Sagardoy, makes an introspection exercise and suggests a different view of loneliness. He wonders why we always insist on avoiding it, and sets the conclusion he ends up reaching.

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  • The Great Beyond6'

    Defying the rusty concepts of Hell and Heaven, a young girl introduces us to the “real” Great Beyond and what happens out there. Do not expect fairies in Heaven or monsters or fireballs in Hell. In actuality, the Great Beyond acts like a mirror to your life. Now it's up to you what you choose to see through it. 

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  • The Wooden Doll / عروسک چوبی6'

    The story of an Afghan boy who lost his family in the war in Afghanistan and...

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  • Where'd You Go, Bernadette / Gdzie jesteś, Bernadette?104'

    Bernadette Fox (Cate Blanchett) has a loving, though very busy husband (Billy Crudup) and a wonderful daughter, teenager Bee (Emma Nelson), for whom she is a best friend. Bernadette, believed to be a genius revolutionary of architecture among designers, is an eccentric woman who does not shy away from conflicts with her surroundings. One rainy day she disappears in strange circumstances. Bee, who decides she will do anything to find her, gradually discovers surprising facts from her mother’s life...

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