Synopsis

Black (黒) tells a story about a pair of astronauts trapped on an orbital space station because of a nuclear war that erupted unexpectedly on Earth. They lost contact with Earth and all attempts to communicate with their base or anybody else have failed. All they can do now is watch nuclear explosions taking place on the surface of the Earth and try to survive together somehow...

Tomek Popakul

Tomek Popakul graduated from Łódź Film School in animation direction and special effects. His debut movie Ziegenort was shown at many festivals around the world. Another one of his projects, Acid Rain, received 35 awards, was shown at around 90 festivals, got a prestigious nomination for Annie Awards, and was on the  list of Oscar nominees. Created short hybrid animation Moon for HBO pandemic anthology At Home. Collaborated with Kasumi Ozeki on Acid Rain, Moon, and now Zima.