Polish Animation & Avantgarde: Day

Some of the most interesting and lesser-known short films aimed at creating new forms in motion. The program will include, alongside classic works like Kazimierz Urbański's Sweet Rhythms, Mirosław Kijowicz's Wicker Basket, and Jerzy Kucia's The Ring, contemporary films that expertly manipulate the relationship between image and language, such as Aneta Grzeszykowska's Bolimorfia, Agnieszka Jarząb's 2Leaves&Letters,and Piotr Bosacki's The Love of Life. It will be interesting to see the juxtaposition of analytical films' minimalistic expression (Kazimierz Bendkowski's Centre or Krzysztof Kiwerski's Stop! Keep out) with the calligraphy of letters created by graduates of the Krakow Academy of Fine Arts: Andrzej Zaręba's Stupajkop, Ewa Borysewicz's Alright,and Marta Pajek's Next door. During the day, we will go with the flow. The screening, which will begin and end with music by Krzysztof Penderecki, is part of the 70th anniversary of Polish animation. There will also be filmmaker Q&As.

In program:

Słodkie rytmy / Sweet rhythms 
dir. Kazimierz Urbański, Poland 1965, 6'33''

Stop! Wstęp wzbroniony! / Stop! Keep out
dir. Krzysztof Kiwerski, Poland 1983, 5'37''

Centrum / Centre 
dir. Kazimierz Bendkowski, Poland 1976, 5'24''

Wiklinowy kosz / Wicker Basket 
dir.. Mirosław Kijowicz, Poland 1967, 8'16''

2 Leaves&Letters
dir. Agnieszka Jarząb, Poland 2016, 1'59''

Za ścianą / Next door 
dir. Marta Pajek, Poland 2005, 8'55''

Umiłowanie życia / The Love of Life 
dir. Piotr Bosacki, Poland 2011, 12'

Stupajkop 
dir. Andrzej Zaręba, Poland 1993, 9'20''

No Dobra / Alright 
dir. Ewa Borysewicz, Poland 2007, 3'44''

Bolimorfia 
dir. Aneta Grzeszykowska, Poland 2008, 7'21''