Labyrinth

Labyrinth 1963

6.30

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

1963

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 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

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

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

Franz  Kafka

Franz Kafka 1992

6.30

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

1992

The Stuntman

The Stuntman 1972

1

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

1972

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

The birth

The birth 1995

1

An anonymous couple comes to the maternity ward. The woman is immobilized in the bed, the man is in the waiting room. Doctors and nurses decide to have a drunken party. A mysterious guest will help Benio come into the world. An animated joke by Marek Serafinski, a creator and producer of animated films, graphic artist and content creator. From the very beginning, the artist used a combined technique, manipulating shots and graphics. Chronicle pictures of life of the 1980s and 1990s were diversified by including fantastic characters and phenomena. "The Birth" is a grotesque view of the reality of hospital births, the separation of fathers, the isolation of women, and alcohol consumption during working hours.

1995

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 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

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

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

The Banquet

The Banquet 1976

6.20

It is still one of the most popular Polish animated films. Servants prepare the table for a luxurious dinner party in a beautiful palace. Guests are gathering slowly. Suddenly they are surprised by an unexpected change of roles between the eater and the one who is eaten.

1976

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

Solo in a Fallow Field

Solo in a Fallow Field 1981

5.60

Kalina links traditional animation with a re-projection. To the rhythm of the popular folk song Ukochany kraj, umiłowany kraj (Beloved country, dear country) he creates an anti-ballade about the farmer’s hard life and difficult work. Monotonous and mechanical activities degrade a man.

1981

The Last Zero

The Last Zero 1965

1

Animation short by Alina Maliszewska.

1965

Kac

Kac 1986

1

An angel and devil fight for the soul of a drunkard who cannot resist just one more drink.

1986