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Trance

Official selectionWarsaw Glitch 2026

Trance

Trance explores how digital culture shapes identity through isolation and immersion.

By Olivia Kozłowska
Country Poland, United Kingdom
Status Official selection
Submitted as Short Film
Runtime 5:00
Synopsis

Trance explores how digital culture shapes identity through isolation and immersion. Surrounded by screens that absorb our attention and energy, we become trapped within systems that both connect and alienate us. Inspired by Donna Haraway's A Cyborg Manifesto, the film presents the virtual techno club as a cyborg space where the boundaries between body and machine, physical and digital, begin to dissolve. Moving from mental confinement to collective trance and finally toward nature, Trance reflects on psychological dependence on technology while searching for freedom and human connection beyond the limits of the digital world.

Festival and distribution
  • Warsaw Glitch PremiereYes
  • Seeking distributionYes
  • Filmmaker at the festivalNo
  • Open to panel talksNo
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About the filmmakers

Olivia Kozłowska graduated from the University of the Arts London with a BA in Design for Art Direction. Her background is rooted in photography and filmmaking, where she discovered a passion for creating narratives and visual concepts.

Stills

Stills from the FilmFreeway submission