Labyrinth 1963
A self-consciously Kafkaesque tale of a winged lonely man literally devoured by totalitarian rule.
A self-consciously Kafkaesque tale of a winged lonely man literally devoured by totalitarian rule.
Displaced by the Second World War, a troop of Polish soldiers form an inseparable bond through an orphaned bear they name Wojtek.
A man living a dream experience linked to memories of his childhood.
Short animation by Alina Maliszewska about two lovers trying to kill themselves
Polish educational cartoon about dinosaurs
Ironic impression on the value of Polish money. The leitmotif was a animated image of working miners from an old 500-zloty banknote. . .
Night falls over the city and neon lights are flashing. As the clock strikes midnight, a boy from the hotel neon light gives his heart to a girl from the drugstore neon light. However, it turns out that a centaur from the bar neon light is an insurmountable rival. A tragic love story is going to happen.
In the modern village of the future, everything is mechanized, but the dreams of the village musician remain the same. He wants to become an artist. Thanks to the fact that an Art Nouveau goddess gave him a helping hand, Janko Muzykant saves his life and escapes from the village on a Pegasus.
Jerzy Kalina's first film, animated using coloured grains to depict a fantastical, vividly coloured genesis. The creation of the world and the dawn of life in under ten minutes.
Conquerors land on a newly discovered planet and try to colonize and explore a new discovered planet.
One of the alleged ways to stay awake is by counting rams in your mind. During a sleepless night, the main character of the animation decides to test the effectiveness of monotonous counting on himself. Reaching the thirteenth ram, the perspective of the whole situation changes dramatically.
A man seated next to the body of his young wife thinks about their brief life together. Suicide has been the only escape for her... Dumala's technique creates a dark, claustrophobic atmosphere, entirely suitable for Dostoyevski's novel "A Gentle Spirit" on which it is based.
A collection of mechanical-biological hybrids from the artist's workshop and a variety of rules written on different boards, gathered in order to secure projects and for entertainment.
An abstract short that shows the process of honey production.
An allegory of the hopeless relationship between a prisoner and his jailer, representing the dependence of mankind upon authoritarianism.
An experimental animation by Kazimierz Urbański about transportation. Combines various techniques: traditional cartoon film, cut-out, documentary photos, animation of objects, and effects caused directly on the tape.
Jack, an old and experienced pirate, notices a young sailor nearby. The sailor fishes out a bottle. It turns out that the bottle contains a map of a treasure island. The protagonists try to eliminate each other, but they will reach the island together.
From cowboys to cannons, diving to racing, perhaps nothing can stop this stuntman
A penal gymnastics session is underway during a roll call in a concentration camp. A brutal voice shouts furious commands: "nieder - auf!" (down – up!). One of the prisoners will not obey the commands, another one will almost survive