These Polish shorts recognise the battles we fight within ourselves.
Each and every one of us faces inner conflicts. The struggles we face within ourselves are ironically as universal as can be. Our Inner Conflicts explores a diverse array of characters and environments against the backdrop of existential dilemmas or moral quandaries. Each films serves as a mirror reflecting the complexities of human nature, inviting you to ponder your own inner battles. Including works by (amongst others) Poland's Animation Golden & Silver Age directors Walerian Borowczyck, Jerzy Kucia and Piotr Dumała, this emotional journey goes along the road of jealousy, hatred, rivalry, rejection, suffering and the current refugee crisis.
This program was curated by Ewa Borysewicz and Katarzyna Surmacz.
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Adapted from a short story by Dostoyevsky, A Gentle Spirit was made by carving directly into plaster. As a man holds a vigil at his dead wive's side, memories overwhelm him. A classic of Polish animation, this film was awarded many times.
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An elderly man is looking after his paralyzed wife. Despite his old age and health problems he's doing his best to relieve her suffering. His daughter helps him, trying to balance care with her work. Award for Best Student Short at Kaboom Animation Festival 2022.
After much effort an insect comes out of its cocoon. Suddenly, it gets attacked by another insect. A fight of life and death ensues... Who will come up as the winner? Reflection is an ironic reflection about life, rivarly and a pointless fight.
An allegory of the Polish concentration camp experience and a portrait of the industralization and collectivisation of the Soviet period, The Game of Angels is a bizarre, semi-abstract film in which angels are processed in a nightmarish factory.
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A man limps down the road. A truck drives up to him. Several armed men jump out of it. They capture the limping man and transport him to the forest. The only witnesses of the scene are people from a nearby village. Since 2021, situations like these are commonplace on the Polish-Belarussian border of the EU, which is the scene of an ongoing refugee crisis.
In a seemingly idyllic village, a teenager has to struggle with the problems of growing up. His situation is especially difficult, as he is half boy, half fish.
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