ALMATY INDIE FILM FESTIVAL
Red
Overview
Cigarettes, keys, a cell phone, a wallet – an unfinished life lying in a plastic police bag on the kitchen table. A father and daughter’s eyes meet as they take in the evidence of absence, silently measuring the distance between life and death. From the depths of the bag comes the sound of a phone ringing. That sound will become the echo of human grief.
The movie RED is about the scraps of life of Judyta and her father Zbigniew, shown across several days following the death of Judyta’s brother, Marcin, killed in a car accident. As they try to come to terms with the void left by a loss of a loved one, all their mutual resentment and finger pointing is unexpectedly interrupted by a stranger: Red.
Will he accept all the blame? And will it be enough? Will Judyta and Red be drawn closer together? Can anything new grow upon the sense of guilt? And what hides behind Zbigniew’s loneliness and heavy drinking? And who - really - deserves the noose the most?
RED is a 30-minute psychological drama which takes up the subjects of guilt and the consequences it entails, as well as loneliness. I believe it can affect all the people, regardless of gender or background. RED tells a very ordinary story – one that could happen everywhere and to everyone.
Director Biography — Karina Węgiełek
First-time screenwriter and film director. Graduated from the Department of Film Directing at Warsaw Film School, the Department of Journalism at the Warsaw University (majored in Documentaries and Press, Advertising and Publishing Photography), and from the Private Acting School of Halina and Jan Machulski. In 2014 she passed an external exam before the ZASP-SPATiF committee in Warsaw (drama actress). So far she has mostly worked in acting, graphic design, film editing and writing.
Credits
- Director
- Karina Węgiełek
- Writer
- Karina Węgiełek
- Director of Photography
- Jacek Petrycki
- Key Cast
- Izabela Baran
- Key Cast
- Mirosław Zbrojewicz
- Key Cast
- Bartosz Bednarski
- Key Cast
- Mariusz Czajka
- Key Cast
- Tomasz Traczyński
- Key Cast
- Krzysztof Franieczek
- Key Cast
- Dariusz Klimek
- Key Cast
- Michał Przybysławski
- Key Cast
- Grzegorz Milczarczyk
- Key Cast
- Jarosław Szczepaniak
- Key Cast
- Mateusz Szymański
- Production Manager
- Karolina Krok
- Producer
- Maciej Ślesicki
- Co-producer
- Karina Węgiełek
- Set Manager
- Antoni Haftka
- Music
- Szymon Zygoń
- Production Mixers & Sound Editors
- Karol Adamczyk
- Production Mixers & Sound Editors
- Szymon Nawrocki
- Foley Artists & Editors
- Karol Adamczyk
- Foley Artists & Editors
- Szymon Nawrocki
- Foley Artists & Editors
- Helena Czerwińska
- Foley Artists & Editors
- Natalia Sikorska
- Foley Artists & Editors
- Jakub Trzcinka
- Re-recording Mixers
- Paweł Jaźwiecki MPSE
- Re-recording Mixers
- Karol Adamczyk
- Re-recording Mixers
- Szymon Nawrocki
- Re-recording mix
- WFDIF in Warsaw
- Sound postproduction
- The Fryderyk Chopin University of Music
- Sound postproduction
- Sound Domain
- Academic sound supervisor
- Joanna Napieralska
- Costume designer
- Alicja Chmielewska
- Make-up artist
- Andżelika Kaniewska
- Production designer
- Alicja Patyniak-Rogozińska
- Editor
- Oskar Handzlik
- Steadicam operator
- Mateusz Wasążnik
- Still photographer
- Katarzyna Jurkiewicz
- Subtitles translation
- Zofia Szachnowska-Olesiejuk
- Focus puller / camera assistant
- Jan Kozlovsky
- Gaffer
- Jacek Kurowski
- Electricians
- Tomasz Januszewski
- Electricians
- Jacek Szpros
- Costume design assistant
- Katarzyna Pawluczuk
- Make-up supervisors
- Agata Wyszomirska
- Make-up supervisors
- Klaudia Zalewska
- Make-up assistants
- Hanna Kaufman
- Make-up assistants
- Sylwia Szewczyk
- Assistant production designer
- Iga Koclęga
- Art department buyers
- Jan Dudziński
- Art department buyers
- Jacek Dziduszko
- Script supervisor / slate
- Karolina Krakowiak
- DIT manager / video assist
- Oskar Handzlik
- Grip
- Robert Banasiak
- Grip
- Cezary Książek
- Steadicam assistant
- Ignacy Kielczewski
- Stagehands
- Maciej Plichta
- Stagehands
- Maciej Hussejn
- Stagehands
- Damian Laskus
- Stagehands
- Krzysztof Stachowski
- Drivers
- Mikołaj Borowy
- Drivers
- Rafał Mądzik
- Catering
- Restauracja i Hotel Mistral
- Digital post-production & intermediate
- Jędrzej Sabliński
- Digital post-production & intermediate
- Rafał Golis
- Digital post-production & intermediate
- Julia Skorupska
- Digital post-production & intermediate
- Zofia Syroka
- Digital post-production & intermediate
- Kamil Rutkowski
- Digital post-production & intermediate
- Maciej Mika
- Digital post-production & intermediate
- Bartosz Kanadys
- Digital post-production & intermediate
- Mateusz Zaluski
- Madhouse
- Maciej Adamczyk
- Madhouse
- Aleksander Szczepanik
- Madhouse
- Michał Wal
- Music performed by
- Jędrzej Podolak
- Music performed by
- Amelia Pinderak
- Music performed by
- Wojciech Skóra
- Music performed by
- Szymon Zygoń
- Music performed by
- Szymon Zygoń
- Executive producer
- Jarosław Grzymała
- PR & distribution
- Warsaw Film School
- PR & distribution
- Karina Węgiełek
- PR & distribution
- Karolina Krok
- Artistic supervisor
- Marek Brodzki
Specifications
- Original title
- Rudy
- Project type
- Student, Short
- Runtime
- 29 minutes 59 seconds
- Completion date
- June 1, 2019
- Production budget
- 9,300 EUR
- Country of origin
- Poland
- Countries of filming
- Poland
- Language
- Polish
- Aspect ratio
- 1,85:1
- Film color
- Color
- First-time filmmaker
- Yes
- Student project
- Yes
- Digital Cinema Package
- Unavailable
Awards & Festivals
Krakow Film Festival
Krakow
Poland
Market
Young and film
Koszalin
Poland
June 14, 2019
Polish Premiere
Official selection
Lubuskie Film Summer
Łagów
Poland
June 28, 2019
Official selection
Lato z muzami
Nowogard
Poland
July 10, 2019
Audience Award (Official Selection)
Tirana International Film Festival (Oscar qualifying)
Tirana
Albania
September 23, 2019
International Premiere
Official Selection
Aesthetica Film Festival (Bafta qualifying)
York
United Kingdom
November 6, 2019
UK premiere
Official Selection
Polish Film Festival
Los Angeles
United States
October 24, 2019
Official Selection
Barć Film Festival
Barcin
Poland
November 24, 2019
Best Actress (Official selection)
Manchester Film Festival
Manchester
United Kingdom
March 7, 2020
Manchester Premiere
Official Selection
Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival
Clermont-Ferrand
France
January 28, 2020
Market
Crystal Palace International Film Festival
London
United Kingdom
March 22, 2020
NO SCREENING CAUSE OF COVID-19
Finalist / Nomination to the Best Student Film Award (Official selection)
Beeston Film Festival
Beeston
United Kingdom
March 25, 2020
NO SCREENING CAUSE OF COVID-19
Official Selection
Arizona International Film Festival
Tucson, Arizona
United States
April 15, 2021
Arizona premiere
Official Selection
Fest Cine Pedra Azul
Brazil
without screening cause of COVID-19
Official Selection
Salento International Film Festival
Tricase
Italy
September 1, 2020
Italian premiere
Official Selection
TiSFF, THESSALLONIKI INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL
Thessaloniki
Greece
October 30, 2020
Greek premiere
Cinematic Achievement Award
Islantilla Cineforum
Spain
August 13, 2020
Spanish premiere
Official Selection
Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival (Oscar, Bafta, Canadian Screen Awards qualifying)
Rhode Island
United States
August 4, 2020
Rhode Island Premiere
Official Selection
Ogólnopolski Konkurs Filmów Niezależnych Okfa
Konin
Poland
December 2, 2020
Official Selection
Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival
Florida
United States
November 6, 2020
Official Selection
Filmzeitkaufbeuren
Algau
Germany
September 30, 2020
German premiere
Official Selection
MLC Awards
Wisconsin
United States
September 13, 2020
Best Worldwide Non-Animated MLC Short and Best Actress on a Leading Role - Short Film: Izabela Baran
Lonely Seal International Film, Screenplay & Music
Boston, Massachusetts
United States
Official Selection
FICLAPAZ - La Paz International Film Festival
Bolivia, Plurinational State of
September 3, 2020
Bolivian premiere
Official Selection
Women Make Waves Int'l Film Festival
Taipei
Taiwan
October 18, 2020
Taiwan premiere
Official Selection
FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL DU CINEMA D'AUTEUR DE RABAT - FICAR
Rabat
Morocco
October 28, 2020
Morocco Premiere
Best Director
KINOLITOPYS | 17 Kyiv International Film Fesival
Kyiv
Ukraine
October 1, 2020
Premiere in Ukraine
Diploma of KIFFKinolitopys’ Review Committee
Almaty Indie Film Festival
Kazakhstan
November 18, 2020
Kazakhstan premiere
Official Selection
Montecatini International Short Film Festival
Montecatini Terme
Italy
October 24, 2020
Official Selection
FUSION - The East Europe International Film Festival
Warsaw
Poland
December 14, 2020
Warsaw premiere
Best Polish Film
Filmski Festival Prvi Kadar
Sarajevo
Bosnia and Herzegovina
November 4, 2020
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Best Student Short Film
Nexgn International Short Film Festival
Pune
India
wihtout screening cause of COVID-19
Official Selection
ZOOM Film Festival - Zbliżenia
Jelenia Góra
Poland
September 15, 2021
Official Selection
Prague Film Awards
Czech Republic
without screening
Official Selection
International Film Festival "Bucovina"
Ukraine
November 20, 2020
Best International Short Film