Online edition of the 66th KFF
The Last Family Tape
Poland2026fiction20'National competition
Real or staged? A film that walks a tightrope between fiction and documentary, exploring the director’s family relationships within a well-known family of actors. The filmmaker playfully uses the genre’s conventions to tell the story of his painful attempts to reconcile with his family. Kuba returns from rehab for Christmas. His parents are surprised by his presence, and his younger brother makes no secret of his hostility. Resentment and grievances persist even as the family members gather for a festive dinner and share the Christmas wafer. Only the wail of sirens and disturbing sounds from the outside – bringing to mind the end of the world - offer a chance for genuine reconciliation within the Jakubik family.
- directed by
- Jakub Jakubik
He was born in 1997. He graduated in Screenwriting and Directing from the Łódź Film School. His short films 'Lockdown', 'What Wood Was the Cross Made Of?' and 'Lament No. 1' have been screened at festivals in Poland and abroad. ‘Lament No. 1’ won a special award at the 49th Gdynia Film Festival, and his documentary project ‘The Curse’ was selected for Doclab Go. ‘The Last Family Tape’ is his latest graduation short film.
- cinematography
- Bartosz Błędowski
- script
- Jakub Jakubik
- animated by
- Andrzej Niski, Michał Wal
- cast
- Jan Jakubik, Jakub Jakubik, Agnieszka Matysiak, Arkadiusz Jakubik
- sound
- Piotr Klauza
- editing
- Helena Wieczorek, Filip Wojciechowski
- production
- Agata Golańska (Polish National Film School in Łódź)
- Photo
