ED AWARD for Central European short film
Winter
5. 9. 2024
16:00
Ještěrka
original title
Zima
directed by
Tomek Popakul, Kasumi Ozeki
produced by
Marcin Podolec (Yellow Tapir Films)
year
2023
duration
27 minutes
country
Poland
language
Polish with English and Czech subtitles
Synopsis
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 crack on ice. Mosaic portrait of a small fisherman's village where human to human, human to animal, animal to animal interdepend on a delicate balance of warm tender care and cold emotional cruelty. An eerie story of loneliness and community narrated with magical realism.
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Tomek Popakul graduated at 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.
