Sardinia (film)
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| Directed by | Paul Kowalski |
| Written by | Paul Kowalski |
| Produced by | Paul Kowalski Patton Oswalt Stephanie Furtun Daniel Leighton |
| Starring | Philip Ettinger Martha Plimpton Olek Krupa Breeda Wool |
Production company | PKino Films |
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Running time | 19 minutes |
| Countries | United States, Poland |
| Languages | English, Polish |
Sardinia is a 2024 satirical drama short film written and directed by Paul Kowalski, about a serious man who tries to avoid catching a deadly laughing plague in a growingly polarized and dystopian society.[1]
The film is Executive Produced by Patton Oswalt, who called the film "an effortlessly original piece of work" and "beyond timely”,[2] and stars Philip Ettinger, Emmy-winner Martha Plimpton, Olek Krupa and Breeda Wool.[3]
Sardinia won Grand Prize Best Director at the 42nd Flickers Rhode Island International Film Festival, after world premiering at the 2024 Indy Shorts film festival.[4][5] In November 2024, Deadline named the film an Oscar contender for 2025 Best Live Action Short.[6]
Plot
[edit]After an exotic bird arrives from Sardinia to a US port, a serious Polish-American man called Ryszard Przybyszewski notices his work colleagues stricken with uncontrollable laughter – despite finding himself immune. With news arising that a contagion disrupting nerve signaling and causing fatal laughter is spreading around the globe, Ryszard tries his best to protect his unruly Polish immigrant father and jovial wife, all the while trying to survive in an increasingly dystopian and glum society.
Cast
[edit]- Philip Ettinger as Ryszard Przybyszewski
- Olek Krupa as Grzegorz Przybyszewski
- Martha Plimpton as Judith
- Breeda Wool as Hilary
References
[edit]- ^ "Indy Shorts 2024 Lineup". MovieMaker. 26 June 2024.
- ^ "Patton Oswalt Instagram Post". Instagram.
- ^ "Sardinia IMDb Entry". IMDb.
- ^ "Paul Kowalski • Director of Sardinia". Cineuropa. 29 November 2024.
- ^ "42nd Flickers Rhode Island International Film Festival Winners" (PDF). Flickers Rhode Island.
- ^ "EP Patton Oswalt Boards Oscar Contender Short 'Sardinia', Starring Martha Plimpton, Philip Ettinger". Deadline.
- ^ "Paul Kowalski • Director of Sardinia". Cineuropa.
External links
[edit]- 2024 films
- Films about viral outbreaks
- Films about the COVID-19 pandemic
- Films about father–son relationships
- 2024 short films
- American drama short films
- Polish drama short films
- American thriller films
- Polish thriller films
- 2024 drama films
- 2020s satirical films
- Polish satirical films
- American satirical films
- American independent films
- Polish independent films
- 2024 independent films
- 2020s English-language films
- 2020s American films
- English-language independent films
- English-language thriller films