"Skull" is a stop motion animation combining object and plasticine animation. Inspired by the process of reconstructing the face of people who died centuries ago. It's an expression of creation, the pain of being, the cycle of life and death. What would the restored human say?
The MV Wilhelm Gustloff was a German KdF flagship during 1937-1945, constructed by the Blohm & Voss shipyards. It sank after being torpedoed by the Soviet submarine S-13 on 30 January 1945. The Wilhelm Gustloff's final voyage was during Operation Hannibal in January 1945, when it was sunk while participating in the evacuation of military personnel, Nazi officials and civilians who were surrounded by the Red Army in East Prussia. The Gustloff was hit by three torpedoes from the Soviet submarine S-13 in the Baltic Sea on the night of 30 January 1945 and sank in less than 45 minutes. An estimated 9,400 people were killed in the sinking. If accurate, this would be the largest known loss of life occurring during a single ship sinking in recorded maritime history. Now, NGC examines the events leading up to the catastrophe and looks for answers to the mystery surrounding the fateful night.
A board with moving squares shows a picture of a locomotive in a chaotic manner. It turns out that the squares fit together outside the frame. The animated short film is a praise of unconventional thinking.
My project shows an attempt to cope with everyday existence and give it meaning. In the chaos of events, thoughts, issues, routine and everyday rituals become a safe haven that protects us from asking ourselves questions about meaning, etc. Treatments around the body, obsession with beauty and youth, excessive health care give us the illusion of controlling time and body. Bursting, splitting, striking out, alienating is not the result of a symptom, a disease manifestation of its existence. This is just because there is a crack, split, alienating fission in human nature.
A short story about struggling with lack, emptiness, loneliness.
An animated poetic etude with dry pastels. Empty beaches, peace, the sound of waves and contact with nature - time for reflection and silence.
The Krakow climbing scene has always been full of personalities from the edge of science, culture and art. For many, sport was a window to the world. The invisible force that draws you into sport is like a drug. Sometimes it doesn't seem to make any sense, but without it everything else loses its meaning as well. Whether you represent the country internationally, climb rocks, or do it just to push your boundaries – it sets the rhythm of your life.
The central characters of the film are randomly selected residents of a capital city in a country that lies at the heart of Europe. Do they fear the same thing as you do? Look them in the eye. Listen.
These intimate situations were recorded with a phone, registered on a VHS tape or filmed using a digital camera. Jakub Ciosiński shows the life of a three-generational family in the context of love failures and problems with relationship building.
A woman looking for a poolside frolic finds an unlikely ally in the cucumber vendor.
Krzysztof Suchowierski, young man from Poland (live in England) is amazing traveller. Krzysztof cycled 3,500 km of Siberia in the winter. His main motivation was to visit the places where Polish exiles prisoners were sent by Soviet Regime, but not only, also Russians, Germans, and many others. His lonely trip to Kolyma (Russia) had a similar message.
Animated short film
Join our friends on their next adventure... The stories of two brothers - the elder Śruba, a natural leader whose thinking prefers the rational world to the imagination. He's lively, and like any prankster, he always gets into trouble. Kubik is a born intellectual, a bit of a little adult, although he is actually cheerful and playful, careful and meticulous. His older brother is his role model! When Śruba goes somewhere, so does Kubik!
The documentary contains interviews with older and younger generations of poster artists, examples of past and current poster work, historic and current film footage of where and how the poster is viewed, and commentaries from both American and Polish scholars and artists on the significance of the Polish poster as a cultural icon.
