Synopsis:
Adrienne goes back to Poland, where she was born, to see her grandmother and ask her family about communism. In her aunt and uncle’s cosy kitchen she will learn that communist spirits aren’t the only ones to haunt the Polish imagination, and that there are many unexpected and old means to face them.
- Director:
- Adrienne Nowak
- Year:
- 2016
- Running time:
- 9 min.
- Technique:
- Hand-drawn Animation, Mixed media
- Original title:
- Gusła ou les malins
- Production type:
- Professional
- Producers:
- Edwina Liard, Nidia Santiago
- Animators:
- Sandra Rivaud, Adrienne Nowak, Émilie Pigeard, Florent Morin
- Script writer:
- Adrienne Nowak
- Music composer:
- Pierre Oberkampf
- Sound designers:
- Florent Castellani, Niels Barletta
- Editor:
- Nazim Meslem
- Production:
- Ikki Films
- Distribution:
- Ikki Films
- Genres:
- Drama, Experimental, Coming-of-Age
- Tags:
- Trauma, Identity, Political, Relationships, Surreal, Poetic, Mental health, Spirituality, Festival Darlings
- Audience:
- 16+
- Language:
- Polish
- Festival selections:
- Annecy International Animation Film Festival, Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival
- Awards:
- SACEM Award for Best Original Music at Annecy 2017
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