“love_proxy”, “Such a Perfect Day”, and “Haven” in Mumbai
Marcin Niemkiewicz’s “love_proxy”, Piotr Pluta’s “Such a Perfect Day”, and Diana Szczotka’s “Haven” will be a part of the short film program of the Waterfront Indie Film Festival, held in the center of Bollywood between October 2nd-6th. Organized by the renown Acting School of the Rangshila Theater Group and the Indian film critics, the festival will present the international independent feature, short, documentary, and experimental films.
Awarded recently with the Best Extended Short Film Prize in the San Francisco Sci-Fi Short Film & TV Awards competition, and earlier with the Blaue Blume Prize 2025, “love_proxy” by Marcin Niemkiewicz – with use of animation and live-action follows a love story in a world, in which a man, thanks to the brand-new invention of a robot doppelganger, can function in many different places at the same time.
Shown earlier at the prestigious festivals in Poland (Gdynia, Łódź, Sopot, and Łagów), “Such a Perfect Day” by Piotr Pluta features far reaching psychological and social consequences of a hazard addiction.
Premiered in the Documentary Short Competition of the OFF – Odense FF 2024, ”Haven” focuses on Nastya and Ira, who are staying at a temporary accommodation center for refugees from Ukraine in early 2022. The haven in Gdynia becomes not only a refuge, but also a time for reflection. It prompts them to ponder whether people are the smiths of their fate or are they subject to unpredictable events over which they have no control.
More information on the festival: waterfrontindiefilmfestival.com
