STAGNANT

Tough skinhead Adam ignores his disability, depite it he tries to dominate his loved ones. A decision by his caring brother to change jobs pushes Adam to reconsider his situation and and face up to his own limitations.

  • Genre: Live action
  • Country: Poland
  • Running time: 18
  • Year: 2021
  • Color: colour

Director: Konrad Kultys

Script: Konrad Kultys

DOP: Mateusz Nowak

Music: Brunon Lubas

Editing: Michael Stoklosa

Sound: Rafał Nowak

Production company: PWSFTviT (Państwowa Wyższa Szkoła Filmowa, Telewizyjna i Teatralna)

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About the director:

Konrad Kultys

Konrad Kultys

A student at the Directing Department, a graduate of the Cinematography Department of the Łódź Film School, he is also a doctoral student at the Academy of Fine Arts in Łódź. His films have been shown in Poland and abroad (e.g. in the USA, Great Britain, Mexico, Brazil, Greece, Spain, Venezuela, Croatia, Armenia, Portugal) and his photographic and
artistic projects have been presented at Warsaw Photo Days, in Edge Art Gallery in Canada, Kobro Gallery and as part of the exhibition accompanying Fotofestiwal in Łódź.

Filmography:

2018 – Tensity

2020 – Futhark

At festivals:

XII Festiwal Pielagos en Corto, 2022, Spain, (Best Director, Best Screenplay)

16th Manuel Trujillo Durán National and International Short Film Festival, 2022, Venezuela, 2022 (Best film, Best actor)

38th International Shortfilm Week Regensburg, Germany, 2022 (competition)

ÉCU The European Independent Film Festival, 2022, France, 2022 (Best Student Film)

disABILITY Film Festival, Leuven, 2022, Belgium, 2022 (Best Film, Audience Award)

19. Neisse Film Festival, 2022, Germany, 2022 (competition)

Leiden Shorts Film Festival 2022. The Netherlands, 2022 (competition)

Figari International Short Film Festival, Italy, 2022 (competition)

Bucharest Short Film Festival, 2022, Romania, 2022 (competition)

22nd International Film Schools Festival, Uruguay, 2022 (competition)

18th BuSho Film Festival 2022, Hungary, 2022 (Best Visegrad Short)

Bolton International Film Festival, United Kingdom, 2022 (competition)

10th Gáldar International Film Festival 2022, Spain, 2022 (Best Short Film)

Aaretaler Kurzfilmtage, 2022, Germany, 2022 (competition)

El Ojo Cojo International Film Festival, Spain, 2022 (competition)

Transilvania Shorts International Short Film Festival 2022, Rumunia, 2022 (competition)

Stuff MX, 2022, Mexico, 2022 (competition)

Shorts Not Pants FIlm Festival 2022, Canada, 2022 (competition)

St. Andrews Film Festival, Scotland, 2022 (competition)

Beirut Shorts International Film Festival, 2022, Lebanon, 2022 (competition)

9th Alexandria Short Film Festival, Egypt, 2023 (Egyptian Film Critics Association Award )

24th Festival International MUSIC & CINEMA Marseille, France, 2023 (competition)

26th Brussels Short Film Festival, Belgium, 2023 (competition)

Brussels Short Film Festival, 2023, Belgium, 2023 (competition)

Morocco Shorts, 2023, Morocco, 2023 (competition)

Kas Film Festival, 2023, Turkey, 2023 (competition)

Friss Hus - Budapest International Short Film Festival 2023, Hungary, 2023 (screening)

21 Caostica International Short Film and Music Video Festival, 2023, Spain, 2023 (competition)

21st Caostica International Short Film and Music Video Festival, Spain, 2023 (competition)

"One Shot" 21th International Short Film Festival, Armenia, 2023 (Special Mention)

2023 Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival, USA, 2023 (competition)

International Human Rights Film Festival in Albania, 2023, 2023 (competition)

Festival de Cine sobre la discapacidad Ànec 2023, Spain, 2023 (competition)