Polish Frights

A warning against the harmful effects of smoking cigarettes on the lungs of a smoker. A parody of a health education film made in Antonisz's non-camera animation technique.

First edition of an animated newsreel containing - in the manner of newsreels - the latest news from the country and the world: "Polish economy in the grip of krill", "Oil spill in Karlin", "U-25 mystery deciphered", "Sensational-secession photoplasticon liquidated", "Situation in space".

An animated film made without the use of a camera using the technique of drawing and painting directly on a film strip, illustrating a grandfather's ballad, the protagonist of which seeks an explanation for the cruel phenomena of the world around him. Rockets thrown to the ground and bombs exploding, a car falling off a cliff, a driver driving a man on the street or a policeman firing a gun at an opponent - images of this type of catastrophic behavior are intertwined with the recurring image of a man running somewhere.

An attractive but cold woman wearing glasses publishes a matrimonial ad. There are plenty of candidates, but none of them is good enough for the woman. Finally, Mieczyslaw Swiecicki appears on the screen – “The Mood Prince”.

A witty lecture for children about the technique and production of a TV show, given by a resolute little girl, based on a program about Teddy Bear.

The surrealistic live-actor/animated collage story about the inevitability of growing old and the possible ways of delaying this process, for example by head magnetizing, home hibernation, giving electric shocks to the brain areas supporting the growth of the upper teeth.

Author's vision of "life after life". The man for whom death comes with a scythe is taken to the hospital. With the help of complicated equipment, he undergoes resuscitation procedures.

A collection of mechanical-biological hybrids from the artist's workshop and a variety of rules written on different boards, gathered in order to secure projects and for entertainment.

Witty lecture about the creation of a book. First, paper production was presented in an accessible and fun way, and then the work of the printing house was told.

An amusing tale of the decline of cultural life due to the... the liquidation of old street kiosks pasted with posters, thanks to which one could find out about the dates of cultural events....

Polish animated short film that uses unconventional film techniques such as cut-out, drawing, filming miscible fluids and scratched images. Also uses non-camera technique such as drawing directly on film. The film is a humorous lecture on the internal structure of a dachshund. Parodying popular lectures at the same time, it contains a message about the superiority of the products of living organisms' techniques and calls for respect for the environment.

A painter frustrated with his life set out to find new inspiration for his art.

Non-camera style short film.

From the 1960s, Antoniszczak devoted himself to perfecting the technique of non‑camera animation. This period saw the creation of the first animagraph‑pentagraphs — machines for transferring drawings onto film stock. Sun, an animation less than four minutes long, was the first film produced completely using this method. The black‑and‑white drawings were made in the technique of woodcut impressed directly onto the celluloid. The vibrating, jagged image reflects the flickering character of sunrays, and conveys a tale of the transience of human existence and the permanence of the universe.

1976 Animation by Julian Antonisz