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World Festival of Animated Film /
28 September to 3 October 2020
World Festival of Animated Film / 28 September to 3 October 2020
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Duszyczka / The Little Soul

Student Film Competition 2

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Duszyczka / The Little Soul


Barbara Rupik

Poland / 2019 / 9' 12''



Screenings


Wednesday, 30. 09.,
Cinema SC, 17:30 h
Friday, 02. 10.,
Theatre &TD, 16:30 h


Synopsis


A dead body became stuck by a river bank. Its decaying insides still hide a human soul – a miniature of the deceased. Rotting organs part and a tiny creature gets out. Standing on the river bank, it says goodbye to the corpse and sets off on a journey through the post-mortem land.

Barbara Rupik


Barbara Rupik (1992) is an animated film director specializing in puppet and mixed media techniques. She graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Katowice and the Polish National Film, Television and Theatre School in Łódź. Her filmography includes a short film The Little Soul (2019), which won the 3rd Prize in the Cinéfondation competition at the 72nd Cannes Film Festival. She is also the author of stop-motion segments for a feature film The Silent Twins (2022), directed by Agnieszka Smoczyńska.

 

 

Director

Barbara Rupik


Production

Polish National Film, Television and Theatre School in Lodz


categories

Student Film Competition 2