The Dress | |
Native Name: | |
Producer: | Ewa Brzózka Błażej Kafarski Monika Ossowska Maciej Ślesicki |
Starring: | Anna Dzieduszycka Dorota Pomykala Szymon Piotr Warszawski |
Music: | Jan Królikowski |
Editing: | Mariusz Gos |
Studio: | Warsaw Film School Dobro Głośno Polish Film Institute |
Distributor: | Salaud Morisset The Animation Showcase |
Runtime: | 30 minutes |
Country: | Poland |
Language: | Polish |
The Dress (pl|Sukienka) is a Polish graduation short drama film from the Warsaw Film School, written and directed by .[1] The film covers the topics of disability and intimacy, sexual assault and loneliness. It premiered at the Kraków Film Festival on June 2, 2020, and received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film at the 94th Academy Awards.[2]
Julia, a woman of short stature in her thirties, longs for love, intimacy and a relationship. After her work shift cleaning motel rooms, she sits in a local pub to play on slot machines, until she meets Bogdan. Before the dream date, however, Julia needs to buy a new dress.
The film covers the topics of disability and intimacy, sexual assault and loneliness. The film has been praised for his authentic disability representation still hard to find in the cinema industry.[3] [4]
The short film has been screened over 60 film festivals around the world, and awarded 17 times, including:
Year | Presenter/Festival | Award/Category | Status | |
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2020 | Moscow International Film Festival | Best Short Film | [5] | |
Camerimage | Student Etudes Competition | [6] | ||
2021 | Atlanta Film Festival | Best Narrative Short | [7] | |
2022 | Academy Awards | Best Live Action Short Film | [8] |