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    Toto

    Zbigniew Czapla
    Poland | 2013 | 12’11’

    A story of a sensitive boy, raised by a lonely and hard working mother somewhere in a far province, where life revolves around daily, inveterate habits. The young protagonist is being deceitfully seduced by a shady “master” and cynical collector of keys. In consequence of the mystery and rather incomprehensible events, the world of his unconcerned childhood falls apart.

    Direction: Zbigniew Czapla
    Animation: Zbigniew Czapla
    Screenplay: Zbigniew Czapla
    Sound Design: Jaroslaw Konopka
    Voices: Maja Kleszcz
    Producer: Tomasz Wolf
    Production: Warsztat Filmowy, Polish Film Institute, Krakow Regional Film Fund

    Zbigniew Czapla

    He was born in 1972, he is a painter, graphic artist, screenwriter, and animation director. He studied at the Faculty of Graphic Arts at the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków, graduating with a degree from the Animated Film Studio. He is the creator of experimental animated films that have been screened at festivals around the world. He works primarily in 2D stop-motion animation. Winner of awards at festivals such as: Animator, Animatou, Etudia&Anima International Film Festival, MIFA Montreal Independent Film Awards, MESSAGE TO MAN, Ann Arbor Film Festival, Krakow Film Festival, and many others. He is a member of the Polish Filmmakers Association. Among his works: Paperbox (2011), Toto (2013), Strange Case (2017) and On Time (2021). Tremor is his next work, today in production.