Metamorphosis
The main theme of Metamorfoza is Shostakovich’s 7th Symphony, which was written in 1941 and dedicated to the coming victory over the enemy. That enemy was the Nazis, but also, although this interpretation is not so obvious, Stalin himself, whose rule cast a shadow over the composer’s life. Metamorfoza was made using traditional stop-motion techniques, as well as puppets and found footage.
Patryk Tomiczek
Martha Colburn
Born in Baltimore in 1971. She studied at the College of Art in Baltimore and at the Rijksakademie in Amsterdam. She is best known for her animated films with puppets, her painting on glass, and her collages. Since 1994, she has made at least 40 films.
Selected filmography
1994 Acrophobic Babies (short)
1997 Persecution in Paradise (anim., short)
1997 Evil of Dracula (anim., short)
2004 XXX Amsterdam (anim., short)
2013 Metamorfoza (anim., short)