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Germany2023animated5'Międzynarodowy konkurs krótkometrażowy (2023)

Freshly washed shirts on a string, high heels and a vivid lipstick – everything that will make the partner happy. A moment of inattention is enough to provoke the man to aggression. Does the woman have a chance to defeat her perpetrator? In this macabre animation about domestic violence, Plucińska once again uses minimalist animation techniques and understatement to show the drama behind closed doors. Flashy background and alarm sounds constitute a cry for help, while the reproduction of building architecture elements draws attention to the enormous scale of the problem.

directed by
Izabela Plucińska, portret reżysera
Izabela Plucińska

Animation film director. Born in Poland, she currently lives in Germany. She is a graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Łódź (in the field of Design) and Film Animation from the Cinematography Department of the Film School in Łódź, where she also earned her PhD in Animation. Her filmography includes "Jam Session" (2005) – a winner of the Silver Bear at the International Film Festival in Berlin, "Esterhazy" (2009), "Sexy Laundry" (2015) and "Portrait of Suzanne" (2019). At present, she is a lecturer at the Arts Academy in Szczecin and runs her own production company ClayTraces. She specialises in plasticine animation. "98 kg" was her first animation film.

cinematography
Izabela Plucińska
script
Izabela Plucińska
animated by
Izabela Plucińska
music
Andrea Mortignoni
editing
Daniela Kinateder
production
Izabela Plucińska (ClayTraces)
Photo
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