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Skye

When high-school senior Charlotte, discovers that she is six weeks pregnant with her boyfriend Cale's child, the couple sets out to obtain an abortion. In order to avoid the procedure bill from appearing on her mother's insurance, the couple endeavor to come up with the money fast. Charlotte's agency as a young woman is tempted by daydreams of motherhood while Cale attempts to gather the money. The stability of their relationship is threatened as they strive to reconcile the outcome of their futures and the end of their childhood as they know it.

  • Paul Bronisław Kmiec
    Director
  • Paul Bronisław Kmiec
    Writer
  • Victoria DeMartin
    Producer
  • Laura Piccoli
    Key Cast
    "Charlotte"
  • Del Montgomery
    Key Cast
    "Cale"
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Drama, Teen, Women
  • Runtime:
    34 minutes 49 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    July 18, 2018
  • Production Budget:
    8,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Symi International Film Festival

    Greece
    September 16, 2019
    Best Director of Short Film Category
  • Symi International Film Festival

    Greece
    Best Actress (Laura Piccoli)
  • Solaris Film Festival
    Nice
    France
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Paul Bronisław Kmiec

Paul is a filmmaker and educator. He graduated cum laude from SUNY Purchase Film Conservatory with a B.F.A in writing and directing film.

Paul's films have been screened at festivals and events in Hollywood, Northern California, Florida, New Mexico, Michigan, France, Greece and at Jacob Burns Film Centre in New York. In 2013 his film “Magi” won Best Short Film at the Santa Cruz Film Festival. Recently his film "Skye" won the award for Best Direction of Short Film and for Best Female Actor at the Symi International Film Festival in Greece and screened at the Solaris Film Festival in Nice, France. His music video, "When November Came" was awarded winner at the Berlin Flash Film Festival in Germany (July 2018) and will also screened at the Movement for Peace event at the 17th Annual Santa Cruz Film Festival this October 2019.

In 2012 Kmiec was awarded The Joan Potter & Miriam Arsham Award for Directing Actors from SUNY Purchase College and is a two-time recipient of the Harriet Irsay Scholarship from the American Institute of Polish Culture. His essay, “Cinema: A Source of Polish Survival” was published in their annual magazine.

Mr. Kmiec has lived and worked in Hollywood, Northern California and Boston where he has taught history and theatre to elementary school students. He will be returning as Film Instructor for the SUNY Purchase Summer Film Intensive Program for a fifth year.

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Director Statement

"Skye" is the story of Charlotte and Cale, a couple in their high-school senior year who must confront the emotional realities of teen pregnancy. This story takes place in a world in which they are fortunate enough to seek out a safe and careful abortion. However, they still must contend with the personal challenges inherent to this decision.

Although the film partly originates from personal experience, the story itself was given its lifeblood by women who shared their accounts with me.

It is my hope that this film contributes a meaningful perspective on the topic; that it conveys with honesty how people respond while in this situation. I hope that I have captured it with precision, understanding and tact.

Sincerely,
Paul