"In the country of Freedom, Equality and Fraternity,
in this new Europe without borders, besieged by fear and intolerance,
a Polish immigrant will have to face the reality of racism"

"TWO OPTIONS" is a short film written, shot and completely post-produced in 5 days, during a filmmakers’ laboratory in France.

We have constructed this short film through a series of restrictions imposed by the production’s context (5 days for the full creation process) and also the limits self imposed by the director: economy of shots, use of still camera, just two characters and two locations.

We begin the film with a formal treatment, with shots from the inside of the van, with she same character as the axis of all the scenes, using the interior of the vehicle to create a frame within a frame and inside this frame within a frame we have our main character, Polish, that throughout the film becomes a hostage himself.

"TWO OPTIONS" is a short film about racism, immigration and the refugee crisis.
We wanted to tell this story from a different angle, having the audience’s disinformation as one of the main axes of the short film.
Not knowing what’s going on is also extended to the relationship between Polish and his companion. Throughout their conversations, apparently without any consequence, we shape the personalities of both characters, paying special attention to the dynamics of power between them.

In the last scene, at last, we understand the situation, and it’s at this point when a new conflict arises… .
A conflict that Polak didn’t consider and when he understands, suddenly, that he has no scape.