Piotr Szpakowicz

A poetic tale about the birth of a flower.

Two angels participate in the hair-cutting ceremony of Piast's son.

The bodies of the lovers become one in the bosom of nature, near their country cottage. The moment is interrupted by the man and his thoughts – he has to go in order to earn money. They spend autumn and winter separately - she yearns alone, he works hard in a mine and a forge. In spring, when the woman runs towards the man in order to welcome him, she sees a dead man walking. She manages to recognize him only by the pendant that she gave him. In her embrace, the man regains his strength. Gold coins fall to the ground and merge with golden rod, the Polish mimosa. Stylistic paintings refer to oil painting and hold the subsequent phases of the figure's movement, which gives the impression of plane movement.

Entangled figures of a woman and a man interpenetrate each other in a painterly ecstasy. Nature echoes with them until the outbreak of a war, which wipes out the colours of love and stops the course of life.

A pair of courtiers, a woman and a man, enjoy each other's company. Both of them become victims of armed conflict. Disconnected, they seek each other among the survivors. The man finds his beloved woman.

During Kupala Night, two angels intervene in the rituals of the town's inhabitants. They take care of a virgin wearing a wreath in order to spoil the devil’s plan. During the night, the devil runs a registry of sinners. However, divine providence has different plans for her. An animated Midsummer fairytale directed by Piotr Szpakowicz, a creator of films for children and adults, specializing in animation and often focuses on the theme of people and nature. The film was realized in a combined technique. Flat figures made of plasticine were put on background boards, in the style of oil painting. Some of the figures were covered with crepe paper, maintaining the depth of the shots.

Adventures of a small pooch who went out on a snowy day.

A lonely lumberjack tries to cut down an old tree in the forest. He hits it for the first time using his axe. He doesn’t carry on because the tree resembles a living creature. The seasons pass. A natural disaster strikes, people and animals die because of that. The crown of the old tree becomes a shelter for a woman.