Alojzy Mol

The dangerous thug Pif-Paf escapes from prison. Bolek and Lolek bravely chase after him through the prairie, canyons and rocky mountains.

Compilation of several episodes of the original animated TV series 'Przygody Myszki', Margo is a little mouse that lives quietly in a tree. It is her house, where she cooks, she sleeps, she plays the piano. In the tree where she lives. Little Margo has neighbors: Eliana, a squirrel that lives in the upper floor of the tree or Dennis, a dormouse that lives in the back floor. Life in the tree runs smoothly, but there are people who are not willing to make life easy for Margo. The little mouse will have problems of the day to day with cats, beggars or owls. However, in each experience, Margo will learn various values about life, about friendship, about love, respect and independence. With her friends, Margo will live many adventures.

We can see a trough and dirty pigs around it. Another pig (clean and polite) approaches the trough. Other pigs react with aggression and do not want it at the trough. The animal decides to get dirty. Then, the pig is greeted with a smile and accepted at the trough.

A horror movie takes place in the microcosm of grass. When magnified, the world of plants, insects and wild animals appears to be full of cruelty and unimaginable shapes. A change of scale would be enough to make a man tremble with fear for his life.

Black and white prints by Bruno Schulz take us to his room from pre-war Drohobych. Under the influence of quotes, objects are brought to life and green plants begin to appear on the surface of the antiquities. All of the things will be consumed by the fire.

A study of the face of a man ruined by alcohol. His difficult experiences and age are well-visible. A round mark on the forehead, deep furrows, lack of symmetry of facial features. The melancholy trumpet theme is accompanied by a continuous, disturbing sound.

During the day, we could see traces of passersby and the couple of protagonists on the white and soft snow. They go to a dinner party. The evening will end tragically, but the next day begins with the milkman's footsteps, as usual.

A lonely man rolls a big blue ball. People encountered on the way do not help him. Night does not bring rest either, he has to chase away the birds. The man finally reaches the end of the road and pushes the ball into the sea. An animated parable created by Miroslaw Kijowicz, a director, scriptwriter of animated films, set designer and educator. An ordinary man was usually the protagonist of Kijowicz's philosophical short films. The situations presented in the films were rather general, they were supposed to provide food for thought.

Graphic afterimages of photos documenting the Holocaust: the architecture of Auschwitz-Birkenau, bodies thrown on wires, skeletons of those who died of hunger, close-ups of the faces of people who got off the train. Plastic forming turns them into abstract stains. The film begins with an inscription carved in the wall. It says ‘Later definitely there will be no camps, there will be no states, people will not kill themselves’. It explains the intent of the title. Modern people live in too much of a rush to remember this.

In this story told by cutouts, the Capulet family feuds with the Montague family while their children Romeo and Juliet fall in love.

A heavy smoker finds different ways to smoke all the time: while sleeping, in the shower, while shaving. People around the protagonist smoke too. His wife is the only exception. She talks about his health, wallet, and smell.

A man becomes obsessed with money. He does not expect that if money is the essence of his life, there will be no room for any other values, ​​or for himself.

Corsicans (purple) and Sicilians (red) lean over their relatives' coffins. Each family promises a vendetta against the other family. A whisper saying ‘Vendetta!’ can be heard.

A cruel human cabaret begins with a pushpin that pierces someone's tires, a hole in the fence through which a voyeur controls others, and a cannonball that leads to the end of the world.

A group of mourners provide different portraits of a deceased man at a funeral.

The adventures of a classic "podrywacz" character known from Molière's drama and Byron's poem, who has not lost popularity until today. All this is shown with a pinch of salt, in a grotesque form of a cut-out film, reminiscent of the comic book editions of "Trzy Muszkieterów".

An anti-alcohol poster full of bitterness. Artistic compositions made of bottles and alcohol labels tell the story of drinking alcohol – it starts from drinking alcohol as a young person and ends with the death on the operating table.

Kind-hearted Mr. Rzepka has a weakness for alcohol. Under the influence of strong drinks, he experiences a duality in his shape and shadow. This shadow is prone to risk and exposes it to various dangers. As a result, Mr. Rzepka begins to fear his own shadow.

Animated adaptation of Adam Mickiewicz's ballad entitled Mrs. Twardowska, made on the hundredth anniversary of the poet's death (1855). Jan Marcin Szancer, an outstanding graphic designer and book illustrator, was the author of the script and the art concept. He was a person present in the Polish film industry since the interwar years. The main animator of Mrs. Twardowska was Witold Giersz, the future master of animation. The fluidity of movement and the grace of the characters, similar to the ones in The Goat Kid, evoke associations with Disney films. This beautiful film proves the creative possibilities and ambitious attitude of the Polish animation community a few years after the war.

Impressions about fighting the passing of time, living in a constant hurry and the uphill battle of finding the natural tempo to life itself.