Note: “How to: Laugh When U Get Hurt” will be shown as part of the screening “Sense, Nonsense, and the Void. Short films”, alongside other short films.

After the screening on 27th November there wil be a meeting with the editor Jan Briks.

A teenager is preparing to write the perfect farewell letter. But to do so, he must first find the right ink for his pen. To obtain it, he needs to capture the only octopus available in his town…

Creators and cast

• Directors: Jan Cisiecki, Bartosz Stankiewicz
• Screenplay: Jan Cisiecki, Agata Burdajewicz
• Cinematography: Jan Cisiecki
• Music: Tymoteusz Karas-Tęcza
• Cast: Nel Kaczmarek as Mania, Szymon Andrzejewski as Franek

About the film

• Age: 17+
• Duration: 27 minutes
• Polish language
• Poland, 2025

Accessibility for people with additional needs

• the screening on 24.11 will take place at the Helios cinema in Auditorium 3 with 130 seats. The screening on 27.11 will take place at the Kino Pałacowe in an auditorium with 140 seats;
• you may leave (e.g., to use the restroom) and return to the auditorium during the screening;
• before the screening you can borrow noise-cancelling headphones free of charge. You will find them at the festival box offices (at the entrance to the Helios cinema and in front of the entrance to Kino Pałacowe);
• remember to choose seats close to the exit if you or the people you are attending with might need to leave during the screening;
• some films contain content that may be difficult or sensitive. Click the ‘Sensitive content’ link to open the file and check which sensitive content appears in this film;
• click: Architectural accessibility of the Helios cinema to learn more about the layout of both the cinema and Posnania, and how to move around them;
• click: Architectural accessibility of Kino Pałacowe to learn more about the layout of the cinema and CK Zamek, and how to move around them;

Festival accessibility coordinator:
Marta Maksimowicz
tel. 884 936 747
email: dostepnosc@csdpoznan.pl

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