The Threshold

Auteur Cinema, Drama, Poetic Cinema
0:08:00 mins
Poland
English

Synopsis

After twenty years of silence, Sophie meets with her mother Eva – a person who was once her father. This intimate encounter in the stuffy apartment of a ruined tenement becomes a confrontation with the past, pain, and questions about abandonment and acceptance. The film, in the convention of poetic auteur cinema, constitutes a technological and artistic experiment – generative AI tools have replaced the physical film camera here, capturing the world and emotions of the protagonists. It is a story about silence that can scream, and about a moment when one unexpected event can change everything, revealing a truth more painful than years of separation.
Awards & Recognition: Winner – Beyond Border IFF 2025 (Best AI Generated Film), Winner – Reale Film Festival 2025 (Best Super Short), Official Selection – BAIFF Venice 2025, Seoul International AIFF 2025, AI Film Awards Venice 2025, Nominee – Digital Griffix Film Awards 2026.

Title: 

The Threshold

Award Year: 

2025

Director: 

Jacek Kadaj

Other Credits:

Cinematographer: Jacek Kadaj

Producer: 

Jacek Kadaj

Writer: 

Jacek Kadaj

Director's Interview

Festival: 

2025

Category: 

Experimental Films, short

Country: 

Poland

Language: 

English

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