Synopsis

Painterly impressions of the silhouette of a horse, its springy movements, the shape of the head, the fight of stallions. In addition to his own animation, the director presents studies on Leonardo da Vinci's horse, drawings by Pablo Picasso, Saul Steinberg and others, but also mythological figures such as a centaur and Pegasus. It also shows how horses were painted by Japanese, Chinese and Paleolithic artists.

Witold Giersz

Witold Giersz is a director of animated films, and one of the most important creators of Polish animation. In the years 1950-56 he worked at the Animated Film Studio in Bielsko-Biała, and from 1956 he joined the Miniature Film Studio in Warsaw. In the years 1985-92 he was the artistic director of the Television Studio of Animated Films in Poznań. Member of the Polish Filmmakers Association (in the years 1966-1983 and 1987-2022 a member of its Main Board), the Association of Polish Artists and the Association of Authors ZAIKS.