How Victoria Warmerdam tackles bodily-autonomy through comedy Recently landed on the Oscars Shortlist, director Victoria Warmerdam‘s darkly comedy short, I’m Not a Robot, draws inspiration from CAPTCHA technology, vintage sci-fi aesthetics and psychological thrillers to address feminist themes of identity and…
How did you create the visual world of ‘When F***ing Spring is in the Air‘ to enhance the themes of abandonment and identity? The concept of “Euro-orphans” deeply resonated with me, especially since I had a two-year-old son at the…
What attracted you to the story of “F***ing Spring” and what inspired you to co-write this project? Danyael mentioned a TV report he saw about Euro-orphans during a visit to his grandmother in Poland. The story of children growing up…
When F***ing Spring is in the Air is a powerful and raw Polish feature film that tells the story of 17-year-old Kasia, a rebellious Euro-orphan who embarks on a journey to find her biological parents after the death of her…
How did you come up with the idea for the film? I have a Polish mother and feel a strong connection to Poland, especially to the city where my mother is from, Gdynia. I visit Gdynia regularly. During one of…
It is with great pleasure that we announce the recent triumph of the short film I’m not a robot, directed and written by Victoria Warmerdam. The film was awarded the Best Short Film prize at the prestigious Sitges International Fantastic…