KINGDOM, 8min., Poland
Directed by Jagoda Turlik
Past, Present, Future - Three orders determining the space of life. Distant, but without each other they do not constitute truth. They coexist as a sum, a stream of experience. The past stores memories, evokes sentiments, but also hides demons. There is no future, it may be dangerous. The present forces you to decide in what direction to go "here and now"

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Get to know the filmmaker:

1. What motivated you to make this film?

My passion to dance/movement and film of course. It's amazing how eye of camera transformes everything around and let the ideas come true. A curiosity and need to looking for my privet treasures and small discovers make me motivated too. It's the kind of serching😁 😁I like to check if my ideas and pictures which I have in my mind will work on a screen.
The background of motivation is the fact that 4 years ago I realised that I did't do anything what I dream and want so I thounght I should start materialise my concepts. I love dance/movement and film so I promised myself I will be create the one short dance film in every a year. I work as a script supervisor in polish film indastry and help directors making theirs films but I can't say that those films are mine. I'm a „helper" not creator there so I decided to do it beside the fact that it's not easy because of a lot of elements and factors... but the proces when the ideas come up and than transform in the film frames makes me feel I have causative power and than a privilege working with supercreative people. This is my motivation every time when I make a project.

2. From the idea to the finished product, how long did it take for you to make this film?

I found an idea (my basic inspiration was a poem „Kingdom" of the polish romantic poet Cyprian Kamil Norwid) 1,5 years ago. Later the concept has chanced and developed so now stayed only a title and some props. I don't underline this aspect because treat this poetry as a start point to my creative proces. From the first thought to the final version run a lot of months. Of cours shooting period was very short and we did it very fast but it's a very low budget project so... I had to deal with many challanges. Very good lesson and school of everything 😁

3. How would you describe your film in two words!?

„Go forward"

4. What obstacles were there to complete the film?

Unfortunately money

5. What were your initial reactions when watching the audience talking about your film in the feedback video?

I was stressed! but also very happy that those nice people spent their valuable time to watch my film. I suspect that during watching the audience's opinions I had red cheeks because of emotions 🙂

6. When did you realize that you wanted to make films?

When I was a child during listening music very often I saw „films" in my imagination (in the most part of causes there were dance films) but i never thought about being a filmmaker.

I have started work in film indastry after musicologist studies by chance and stay there (meanwhile graduated from film production studies) but I did not feel that I can do films by myself as a director or creator. Hidden my ideas in my head thinking that mayby someday will come the proper moment to try. Four year ago I experienced health problem and it was a moment when i understood that Lifetime is a limited in time and If I want to do something I must start do it now.

7. What film have you seen the most in your life?

There is a few.
„Filip" (polish film), Interstellar, Athena, The Fugitive, Godfellas, Cold War, FishTank, he Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford,
My no 1 is „silent light" C. Reygadas

8. What other elements of the festival experience can we and other festivals implement to satisfy you and help you further your filmmaking career?

I see that the best way to develop and progress is to attend the festival in person, but it is often difficult.

9. You submitted to the festival via FilmFreeway. How has your experiences been working on the festival platform site?

very good. useful, easy to use. I like this way of submitting films.

10. What is your favorite meal?

I don't have the one favorite because I love eating very much so it's hard to pick up only one meal (my first thought was that maybe a broth? 😁) but for example I don't eat sweets.

11. What is next for you? A new film?

Yes! I'm still thinking about new one. I'm going to play with time and ages and of course I see a lot to locations and colors in.
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