International Program 7
Story
Jola Bańkowska/0:05:08/Poland/Jola Bańkowska/2019
A reflection about modern man in an age of omnipresent technology.Looking through stories - a popular function in many social media platforms - we see people who are lonely, lost or already indifferent about reality surrounding them.Action takes place during one day and it's told by short, often (auto)ironic scenes,where virtual world sinks to reality
International Short Film Festival in Drama 2019 (Greece) Best Animation Award
Karama Human Rights Film Festival 2019 (Jordan) Karama Feather Award
Berlinale IFF 2019 (Germany)
Pictoplasma Festival 2019 (Germany)
Annecy International Animation Film Festival 2019 (France)
Guanajuato International Film Festival 2019 (Mexico)
Wiesbaden International Festival of Animation (Germany)
DokuFest International Documentary and Short Film Festival 2019 (Kosovo)
Karama Human Rights Film Festival 2019 (Jordan) Karama Feather Award
Berlinale IFF 2019 (Germany)
Pictoplasma Festival 2019 (Germany)
Annecy International Animation Film Festival 2019 (France)
Guanajuato International Film Festival 2019 (Mexico)
Wiesbaden International Festival of Animation (Germany)
DokuFest International Documentary and Short Film Festival 2019 (Kosovo)
Director : Jola Bańkowska
Jola Bańkowska is a Polish director and animator living in London. She studied Graphic Design (Specialization of Animated Film) at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. Her debut film, “Story” had its premiere at the 69th Berlinale, won a number of awards and is currently screening at dozens of festivals around the world.