6th Edition

Ania Bajorek

BIO

Director and photographer. She graduated from the Rehearsal Studio/Wajda School, Media Arts/Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, and Photography/ITF Opava. Her work has been exhibited in Poland (MOCAK, Photomonth Kraków, BWA Zielona Góra) and abroad (Umeå European Capital of Culture, Off Bratislava). She was a finalist in the APH competition and a recipient of a scholarship from the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage.

SYNOPSIS

Talented, yet hidden behind her camera, Lili (20) arrives at a photography school immersed in nature, cut off from the world. There, she meets the more experienced Kalina (25). Lili is an outsider, a free spirit, resisting the school system's attempts to mold her. When she is expelled from the university, she moves in with Kalina. An intense emotional relationship develops between Lili, who begins working on a photo book about herself and Kalina. In the process, she makes decisions that lead to the disintegration of their relationship. Despite her efforts, Lili fails to regain Kalina's trust. She experiences a crisis and stops taking photographs. When, after some time, she returns to artistic endeavors, it is from a different place within herself.