The Crooked Heads

Poland2025animated8'Konkurs polski (2025)

In this Polish residential district, drawn with a black line, rough and heavy with smoke coming out of the chimneys, which consumes everything like a black hole. A young boy, trying to understand his brother and come to terms with his absence, enters the brutal reality of the neighbourhood. An animation about growing up in the world of violence, silence and an unresolved past. Details, greyness and a stifling atmosphere create the terrifying portrait of everyday life, full of aggression, unpaid debts and unsettled scores.

directed by
Jakub Krzyszpin, portret reżysera
Jakub Krzyszpin

Film director and student of the Animation and Special Effects programme at the Łódź Film School. He creates films whose visual style is characterised by a tremulous, expressive line. His films have been screened at international festivals, including Annecy, the Krakow Film Festival, Tirana IFF, Animafest Zagreb and Go Short Nijmegen. His latest film, “Axles”, has been selected for the La Cinef section of the 79th Cannes Film Festival.

Producer
Agata Golańska / Państwowa Wyższa Szkoła Filmowa, Telewizyjna i Teatralna im. L.Schillera w Łodzi (Państwowa Wyższa Szkoła Filmowa, Telewizyjna i Teatralna im. L.Schillera w Łodzi)
Sound
Jakub Krzyszpin
Screenplay
Jakub Krzyszpin
Animation
Jakub Krzyszpin
Music
Maria Dakszewicz
Editing
Jakub Krzyszpin
Cast
Krystian Kanclerz, Artur Kujawa, Dorian Zypper, Maria Dakszewicz, Jakub Krzyszpin
Photo
Kadr z filmu The Crooked Heads
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