Shiner

Shiner (2026)



Limo

6.0 2026 14 min —

Director: Mieszko Chomka

Cast: Mateusz Płoński, Jakub Wieczorek

Drama
Paweł arrives home sporting a shiner, and as he cuts through the car repair shop run by his father on the way to his room, the older man’s keen eye immediately catches the

More About This Film

Shiner is a Polish short drama about Paweł, a young man who arrives home with a black eye. His father discovers the injury while Paweł walks through the family car workshop and decides that his son needs to learn how to defend himself and answer violence with violence.

The story examines masculinity, family expectations and the way lessons about toughness can pass from one generation to another. Mateusz Płoński and Jakub Wieczorek form the central father-and-son pairing in a tightly focused fourteen-minute film.

  • Directed by Mieszko Chomka.
  • Screenplay by Mieszko Chomka and Dagmara Cioska.
  • Cinematography by Ignacy Ciszewski.
  • Produced by the Łódź Film School.
  • Selected for the Short Film Competition at the 2026 Polish Film Festival in Gdynia.

Where to Watch

Shiner is primarily circulating through film festivals, with online distribution dependent on short-film licensing.