STIMULANTS & EMPATHOGENS
By Mateusz Pacewicz
2024
LGBTQI+ - black comedy
25 min.
Poland
Polish
Produced by Wajda Studio
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STIMULANTS & EMPATHOGENS

Antek, a closeted teenage gay from a wealthy family, invites a teenage drug dealer Kuba – he has a hopeles crush on – to his villa under the pretext of another drug transaction. However, he does not know that Kuba has a mission that he received from his superiors – his Father and his Brother. The dealer’s family suspects that Antek resells their mephedrone at a profit at his school, so Kuba is supposed to investigate the situation. The story begins as a romantic comedy of errors, turns into a social satire to end, after various adventures, with an emotional plot twist.

FESTIVALS & AWARDS
64th Krakow Film Festival (Poland, 2024), 2024 

Out on Film Atlanta’s LGBTQ Film Festival 2024, 
40th Warsaw Film Festival (2024, Poland), 2024,  Audience Award 
15th Kamera Akcja Festival, International Authors Spotlight Competition, 2024, Audience Award
Ale Kino! International Young Audience Film Festival, 2024, Martin’s Award for the Best Short Film for Young People , Best Short Film Award
River Film Festival, International Horizons, Padova, Italy / Audience Award
Polish Film Festival Los Angeles 2025, the Hollywood Eagle Award for Best Short Film
Dublin International Comedy Festival 2025, Irleland; Best LGBTQI+ Short Award
QueerCineMad, Madrid International LGBTIAQ+ Film Festival 2025, Spain, Audience Award
Los Angeles Queer Film Festival , Best Cinematography Award, Best Screenplay Award, Best Short Award and Best Audience Choice