Don't Be Afraid of the Dark Room / Poland / 2009 / Narrative / 35mm / 35'00'' / Colour / 1:2,35 / DD 5.1

Łata is eleven years old. The girl is preparing a special song dedicated to her beloved father for a school celebration on the Father’s Day. It’s an ideal opportunity to have a closer look at him. She is very serious about her task and wants to describe her feelings towards dad in the best possible way; in the process of preparation Łata is slowly beginning to reveal secrets hidden by the man. Touching yet dramatic story about endless love between daughter and father.

Emilia Stachurska / lata / Przemyslaw Bluszcz / lata's daddy leszek / Jowita Budnik / lata's mom lucyna Anna Ilczuk / nyska lata's mom niece / Andrzej Mastalerz / director of the arrest / Boguslawa Jantos / mrs. psychologist / Krzysztof Czeczot / the so called ''young'' / Krzysztof Franiczek / mr. hiring / Henryk Niebudek / mr. hip a dancer lata's mom trainer / Violetta Arlak / mrs. roll lata's teacher / Mariusz Bulski detention center staff / Halina Lipka-Kadaj / a dance student / Wieslawa Lukasik a dance student / Karolina Ficht / a dance student / Tadeusz Goral / a dance student / Zdzislaw Nowakowski / a dance student

Kuba Czekaj / director & screenpaly / Adam Palenta / director of photography / Zygmunt Konieczny / music Daniel Gasiorowski / editor & sound designer / Boguslaw Nobel-Nobielski & Agata Uchman / art directors Agata Uchman / costumes designer / Anna Godowska / choreography / Zaneta Stefanska / make-up Tomasz Kozera / production manager / Jacek Kucharski & Marcin Wierzchosławski / executive producers Ewa Jastrzebska / producer / Munk Studio / production company / Metro Films / executive produced Polish Film Institute / co-financing / Metro Films / co-production / TVP Kultura / co-production

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2010 Grand Prize, 13. Kyoto ISF&VF, Japan
2010 Best Short Film, 14. Avanca IFFiV, Portugal
2010 Special Jury Award, Canada IFF, Vancouver
2010 Grand Prize, Shqip Film Fest. ISFF, Prishtine, Kosovo
2010 Grand Prize, First Step IFF, Tirana, Albania

2011 Award of the Polish Independent Cinema Jan Machulski name in the category: Best Editing
2011 Award of the Polish Independent Cinema Jan Machulski name in the category: Best Cinematography
2011 Award of the Polish Independent Cinema Jan Machulski name in the category: Best Screenplay
2010 Grand Prize, 09. The Jan Machulski IIFF, Warsaw
2010 Distinction, 29. Youth and Film Koszalin Debut Film Festival
2010 Main Prize, 04. Two Riversides F&AF, Kazimierz Dolny
2010 Grand Prize, 03. Kameralne Lato NFM, Radom
2010 The Silver Hobby Horse, 50, Krakow IFF
2010 Talent of the Third Polish Radio Program Talenty Trojki
2009 Grand Prize of Young Cinema Competition, 34. Polish FF in Gdynia