Winter / Zima

Tomasz Popakul, Kasumi Ozeki (Yellow Tapir Films, EC1 Łódź – Miasto Kultury)
2023, Poland, 26'

It grows slowly as an icicle, but one day it drops and crashes. Anka loves cats. And Jesus. In a winter silence the lagoon freezes and the unspoken resurfaces like a  crack on ice.

Raste počasi kot ledena sveča, a nekega dne pade in se razbije. Anka obožuje mačke. In Jezusa. V zimski tišini laguna zamrzne, neizrečeno pa se vrne na površje kot razpoka v ledu.

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Language: Polish 
Recommended for children under 14 years old: No
Technique: drawn animation

Team

Written, directed, edited by Tomasz Popakul 
Music: King Midas Sound, Circle of Ouroborus, Godflesh, 19 Wiosen, Tenhi, Ait! 
Sound: SOUND MIND STUDIO, Michał Fojcik M.P.S.E. 
Animation: Jakub Baniak, Magdalena Basińska, Alicja Błaszczyńska, Magdalena Botor, Agnieszka Czachór, Jagoda Czarnowska, Alicja Grotuz, Karolina Kajetanowicz, Olga Kłyszewicz, Marcin Kotliński, Adrianna Matwiejczuk, Katarzyna Melnyk, Michalina Musialik, Maria Nitek, Michał Orzechowki, Marcin Podolec, Tomasz Popakul, Marcjanna Urbańska, Pola Włodarczyk, Agata Mianowska-Zamarło, Patrycja Ćmak

Tomasz Popakul

Graduated Lodz Film School in direction animation and special effects. His debut movie Ziegenort was shown at many festivals around the world. His another project, Acid Rain, gained 35 awards, was shown in around 90 festivals, got a prestigious nomination for Annie Awards, and was on the long Oscar list. Created short hybrid animation Moon for HBO pandemic anthology At Home. Collaborated with Kasumi Ozeki on Acid Rain, Moon, and now ZIMA. 

Find more: www.vimeo.com/tomekpopakul 

Kasumi Ozeki

collaborated with Tomek Popakul on films Acid Rain, Moon, and now Zima, from script doctoring through visual style development, character design and final edit. 

Find more: www.zippyframes.com/tags/kasumi-ozeki