The Stuntman

The Stuntman 1972

1

From cowboys to cannons, diving to racing, perhaps nothing can stop this stuntman

1972

The Secret of Marabou's Code

The Secret of Marabou's Code 1980

1

Kajetan, a dog and famous detective, and his assistant, Cat Makawity, try to solve the mystery of the director's disappearance and the problems of other creatures from the neighbourhood. Only the Secret of Marabou’s Code can stop Chameleon, a dangerous criminal.

1980

The Roll-Call

The Roll-Call 1971

5.30

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

1971

Franz  Kafka

Franz Kafka 1992

6.30

A fantasy biography of Franz Kafka, bringing to life the writer's diaries and photographs.

1992

Lucky Day Forever

Lucky Day Forever 2011

6.50

Prole 514 dreams about winning the Great Lottery. The lottery winner is transformed and allowed admission into the elite White society, where everyone is beautiful, young and happy and people spend their carefree lives solely on fun and partying. One day, 514's wish comes true... but was this what he really wanted?

2011

A Bear Named Wojtek

A Bear Named Wojtek 2024

10.00

Displaced by the Second World War, a troop of Polish soldiers form an inseparable bond through an orphaned bear they name Wojtek.

2024

Labyrinth

Labyrinth 1963

6.30

A self-consciously Kafkaesque tale of a winged lonely man literally devoured by totalitarian rule.

1963

A Gentle Spirit

A Gentle Spirit 1985

7.50

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.

1985

David and the Magic Pearl

David and the Magic Pearl 1988

5.00

David, a boy who stays with his parents in a small cabin in a jungle, not only gets a reliable puppy named Pips for his birthday, but he also befriends a baby eagle who he names Sandy. They discover that a stereotypical boss, named Mr. Stealmore in the English version, is after a set of pearls which were to be kept safe by a group of aliens who landed in the jungle. Now, the trio have to band together and save the jungle from Mr. Stealmore, who has also plotted to bulldoze the jungle and build a city in its place.

1988

How a Sausage Dog Works

How a Sausage Dog Works 1972

6.20

Polish animated short film that uses unconventional film techniques such as cut-out, drawing, filming miscible fluids and scratched images. Also uses non-camera technique such as drawing directly on film. The film is a humorous lecture on the internal structure of a dachshund. Parodying popular lectures at the same time, it contains a message about the superiority of the products of living organisms' techniques and calls for respect for the environment.

1972

The Red and the Black

The Red and the Black 1964

6.20

Two shades of paint are pitted against each other in a bullfight that spills self-reflexively from the page into the animator’s studio

1964

I'll Kill Myself!

I'll Kill Myself! 1975

1

Short animation by Alina Maliszewska about two lovers trying to kill themselves

1975

Trap

Trap 1962

1

Ijon Tichy arrives on a new planet in a single-person spacecraft. His habits and fantasies are with him. The aliens recreate the sex bomb from the poster that could be found in the cabin of his spacecraft. Then, they present him a live dummy. A male-female evening in space with some pre-war music hits becomes possible.

1962

Jacek i Placek

Jacek i Placek 1992

1

The two twins, Jacek and Placek, start out as cruel and lazy boys whose main interest is eating, eating anything, including chalk and a sponge in school. One day they have the idea of stealing the moon; after all, it is made of gold.

1992

Mister Blot's Triumph

Mister Blot's Triumph 2001

3.30

Tomek Milkowski is an comic-books' illustrator. But his chef doesn't like his drawings. He tells Tomek to make up something really cool, if the boy doesn't want to loose his job. The illustrator has a guest. It's a bird Tri-Tri from stories about Mr. Kleks. Tomek takes the book and decides to illustrate it as a comic book.

2001

Esperalia

Esperalia 1983

5.80

A man living a dream experience linked to memories of his childhood.

1983

Horse

Horse 1967

6.20

Enacting the story of a hunt with wild but precise gestures, the Polish animator Witold Giersz’s The Horse (award-winning at the Krakow Film Festival for “its exceptionally interesting animation technique”) explodes with color and brings to life the physical strokes of paint of which it is made. The film never lets you forget that what you’re seeing is simply paint being rearranged into recognizable shapes, yet the pumping musical score and expressiveness of its titular character provide a simultaneous emotional experience. The abstract backgrounds render the narrative world beautiful and strange yet entirely comprehensible, as the film depicts an epic chase from humanity’s past.

1967