Hanna Michalewicz

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

Ironic impression on the value of Polish money. The leitmotif was a animated image of working miners from an old 500-zloty banknote. . .

An angel appears above a gray, large-panel housing estate. He is noticed by a violinist and a party dignitary. For the musician, the angel is a source of inspiration; for the man of power - a pretext for a cynical political game. From the very beginning, the artist used a combined technique, manipulating shots and graphics. The angel and the masked man with a sack on his back appear in other films created by Serafinski. The angelic ideal is tainted by the society and politics, the masked thief passes by unnoticed. The exchange of elites and masking the cynicism of the government with ostentatious religiosity turned out to be a self-fulfilling prophecy.

A tenement house in Poznan as a background of social changes and political events in the history of Poland in the 20th century. Shop signs, languages, banners and wall inscriptions change - the tenement is still the same.

A man living a dream experience linked to memories of his childhood.

An erotic episode about farming in the world of robots. Cuttings do not want to undergo mechanical stimulation. A space inspector is the only one who can change their opinion.

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.

A top view of the A seats. We can hear the murmur of delegates gathering in the room. There are more and more people. The words of the speech are barely audible, but one may presume that an important member of the party talks to the working people. The delegates, wearing the same suits, smile approvingly. The camera moves to the B seats. The delegates sitting there grid their teeth, pout and frown. They comment on the speech quietly, they hide their anger. A look at the A seats, the delegates sitting there are really pleased with the speech. An animated story 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. "A-B" obviously refers to the growing political crisis of the second half of the 1970s and Orwellian doublethink.

A stylish Louis XIV chair leaves the interior of the house and exposes itself to the forces of nature. It falls prey to a chainsaw that turns everything into a mass of identical, practical objects.

An apocalyptic vision of a forest fire

Short animation by Alina Maliszewska about two lovers trying to kill themselves