14 Międzynarodowy Festiwal Filmów Animowanych 14th International Animated Film Festival Poznań, 9-15.07.2021
72’ 30”
An attempt of intergender dialogue turns into a symbolic occurrence. A woman goes into space and gets back to Earth to bond with a man.
This is a story about a mother and her only son. And also – about fate and destiny.
Follows a young hatted boy’s adventures through a strange world inhabited by anthropomorphic creatures. Searching for some happiness he does not know how to find, he engages into a philosophical and personal quest. This story, as naive as it may seem, is actually a poetic tale.
The moon disappearing is an unpredictable and inexplicable act of nature that Mel and Ludo must face head-on. They have to think on their feet, act fast and somehow find their inner strength to cope with the magnitude of the chaos that they are facing.
Three narratives merge into a dream-like exploration of perspective. Two boys draw each other. A cat obsesses over butterflies. A scientist gives birth. Shapes, lines and shadows form a strange visual journey through their narratives, while playing with perception and seamlessly linking moments of birth and transformation.
Helfer is about a young woman who is struggling with anxiety and recurring nightmares that she wants to end. She is seeking a helper, who offers an alternative solution, but in the process she must confront her biggest fears.
An old cosmonaut lives the same kind of life now in his flat in a concrete panel apartment building as he did in his youth in a space station. As before, he still carries out heroic missions and misses his close relatives, who he left behind on his home planet. His close relatives see the situation altogether differently.
