Glorious Summer - Amsterdam Independent Film Festival

This screening session presents 1 short film + 1 feature film (see below). All films are in English and/or have English subtitles.

Bubble Bath (Italy) by Giulia Magno

Running time: 00:03:00

Glorious Summer (Poland) by Helena Ganjalyan, Bartosz Szpak

In a serene, sun-drenched world, three young girls spend their days in carefree play, mindfulness exercises, and idle contentment. Their every need is meticulously cared for by an all-encompassing, nurturing system that keeps their lives perfectly stable and predictable. For years, they've lived in this blissful, responsibility-free bubble, where summer never ends.

But cracks soon begin to appear in this idyllic picture. Lip-reading, because some things can't be said out loud. Secretly practicing how to die, which is supposed to be the ticket to "another place." Listening for explosions rumbling in the distance.