Experiencing Interruptions?

Buddha's Ashtray

Prisoner expecting a positive decision on his parole application is confronted with a negative verdict. Returning to the cell, however, becomes a new starting point - an attempt to find one's way in the prison reality, a fight with oneself, one's own demons and events on the border between reality and a dream.

  • Adam Unierzyski
    Director
  • Filip Sadowski
    Writer
  • Maciej Ślesicki
    Producer
  • Warsaw Film School
    Producer
  • Maciej Cymorek
    Key Cast
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Runtime:
    23 minutes 7 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    November 15, 2023
  • Country of Origin:
    Poland
  • Country of Filming:
    Poland
  • Language:
    Polish
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Film Color:
    Black & White
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Warsaw Film School
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • International Film Festival in Olsztyn "Prison Movie"
    Olsztyn
    Poland
    Main award
  • KickOFF International Film Festival
    Warsaw
    Poland
    2nd place award
Director Biography - Adam Unierzyski

Graduate of Film Studies and Media Culture at the University of Adam Mickiewicz in Poznań. Currently student at the Warsaw Film School. He has made several short films, music videos and commercials. His film "Rats, Birds" is the winner of the main prize of the Kino 2022 Young Ukraine festival, and was also shown at festivals in London, Bratislava and Bucharest. In his work, he explores a non-obvious approach to narrative structure, balancing between reality and dream, and the relationship between art and mystical experiences.

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