Published: 12 November 2026
School of Form alumna places second in audio drama competition
Author: Editorial Team
Oliwia Kot, a graduate of SWPS University's School of Form, took second place in the competition for best audio drama of 2025, organized by the Fonorama Foundation. The jury recognized her graduation project, Workwomen (Robotnice), which explores how women from different generations view work and their professional lives. The winners were announced on October 10.
Four stories about work
Oliwia created Workwomen as her graduation project in Communication Design, under the supervision of Dr. Paweł Starzec and Dr. Honza Zamojski. The project began with interviews with four women from the same family. Drawing on their life stories, the author created fictional characters whose experiences trace changes in Poland’s labor market—from the communist era, through the political and economic transition and emigration, to today’s growing job insecurity.
Approaching the subject through the lens of feminist anthropology, Oliwia explores how gender, social background, and family relationships shape our career choices. She also weaves in her own experiences, bringing attention to forms of work that often go unnoticed: caregiving, emotional labor, and domestic work.
The audio piece has a documentary foundation, built around original recordings gathered during the research. Its sound-based narrative is accompanied by an original zine featuring excerpts from the women’s stories, stage directions, and photographs.
The cast includes Małgorzata Frączek-Oleksiuk, Dagmara Bąk, Ewa Cieplińska, and the director herself, Oliwia Kot. Sound post-production was handled by Konrad Trzebicki.