Burial
Samizdat Short Film Competition 2023 • 14m
Directed by Jerzy Czachowski • 2022 • Poland
Jerzy Czachowski’s atmospheric and darkly comic short deftly explores themes of guilt and paranoia. An unnamed couple furtively bury a casket, only to have their secret exposed by a local farmer. From this sparse premise, Czachowski digs into Poland’s troubled attitude towards abortion, property rights, and heteronormativity.
BURIAL • POGRZEBANIE
Written and directed by Jerzy Czachowski
Cinematography by Szymon Jarząbek
Starring: Domenika Walo, Krystian Pesta
In Polish with English subtitles
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