THE CAPSULE, 20min,. Poland
Directed by Kamil Keenan, Agnieszka Żaglewska
Two astronauts in a space capsule realize that they won't have enough oxygen until help arrives. In this extreme situation, they suddenly have to face the ultimate questions. Accompanying the characters on their final journey, viewers begin to wonder what their answers would be.

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Get to know the filmmakers:

1. What motivated you to make this film?
Kamil: My uncle had an accident while working underground as a miner and he was stuck for around 8h with no way out nor possibilities to move.
This made me think that so many thoughts must go through your head when you are facing your death so I adapted this situation to a script with
Aga's talent for writing.
Aga: Kamil told me about his idea and as soon as I heard it I knew I wanted to write this script, it sounded very compelling.
Dealing with the idea of my own mortality has always been on my mind, so I knew I could express a lot of my own struggles in the film.

2. From the idea to the finished product, how long did it take for you
to make this film?
It was about two years from the moment I had the idea to the finished product.

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

4. What was the biggest obstacle you faced in completing this film?
We didn't have a producer, nor any budget.
It was a passion project for all of us, and making a sci-fi film with no budget is not easy.

5. What were your initial reactions when watching the audience talking
about your film in the feedback video?
So far we've only had feedback about the film from family and friends, so it was amazing to hear strangers' thoughts on it.
It's mind blowing that people on another continent have even seen our film, let alone enjoyed it!
We are so happy that audiences find our film compelling. We want to make films for this very reason: to communicate through art.

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

7. What film have you seen the most in your life?
Kamil: I love psychological movies and thrillers so for me it is 'The Prestige (2006)'.
Aga: When I was little I was obsessed with this obscure kids' film called "Rock-a-Doodle", and this is definitely the film I've seen the most.
Other than that it's probably "It's a wonderful life".

8. What other elements of the festival experience can we and other
festivals implement to satisfy you and help you further your filmmaking
career?
Our dream is to watch our film with an audience in a cinema and to be able to talk about it afterwards, so we would love to come to a film festival in person.

9. You submitted to the festival via FilmFreeway. How has your
experiences been working on the festival platform site?
It's great as you can upload the project once and share it with various (even famous) festivals around the globe.

10. What is your favorite meal?
Aga: My grandparents used to live in Switzerland and introduced me to my favorite meal, which is fondue.
Kamil: I love asian cousine - butter chicken for me.

11. What is next for you? A new film?
Kamil: Yes, I will try to make a full-length movie soon.
Aga: I am currently studying directing in Film School in Katowice, Poland, and I'm working on two short films at the moment.