Slow Light

Poland, Portugal2022animated11'Konkurs polski (2022)

A boy suffers from a rare visual impairment which causes light to pass through his eyes extremely slowly. What is happening at the moment reaches his consciousness with a delay of seven years! Because of this, the boy focuses on the past, completely ignoring reality. The animation touches on the problem of living in the past and thinking about it with sentiment, embellishing and glorifying memories, while at the same time suppressing everyday problems. Slow-motion pastel frames juxtapose black-and-white 2D animation, which enables subtle blending of two time orders connecting nostalgic thoughts with the present.

directed by
Kijek/Adamski , portret reżysera
Kijek/Adamski

Katarzyna Kijek and Przemysław Adamski are a creative directing duo with exceptionally diverse filmmaking skills who successfully use live action, stop-motion, computer and traditional animation as well as elements of video post-production in their work. Their films have been screened at hundreds of film festivals around the world winning the acclaim of professionals and audiences alike.

script
Kijek/Adamski
animated by
Ala Nunu, João Gonzalez, Jakub Kaczmarek, Kijek/Adamski
music
Piotr Kaliński
editing
Kijek/Adamski
production
Grzegorz Wacławek, Piotr Szczepanowicz (Animoon sp. z o.o.)
Photo
Kadr z filmu Slow Light