Jacek Adamczak
Directing
Known For

The film Survival offers a grotesque critique of homelessness and environmental decay through a unique blend of live-action and diverse animation techniques, including pixilation and 3D. As an auteur project, it integrates these styles seamlessly to create a striking artistic vision. Its scenography embraces upcycling or "trash art," echoing Marcel Duchamp’s legacy of elevating banal objects into profound art. By incorporating street art and graffiti, the film sparks dialogue about art’s role in society. This innovative approach transforms waste into priceless commentary, challenging viewers to reconsider their surroundings and the nature of creativity itself.
Survival
A film miniature to classical music. Chopin's nostalgic music illustrated in the film image with associations with the Polish countryside through poetics taken from 19th century painting. Fields of grain with flowering poppies, a country road with a ladder cart, a thatched cottage, a hearth, a well with a crane and a woman carrying a bucket of water. The images seamlessly intermingle with each other to create a highly evocative story about the passing and transience of moments filled with work from dawn to dusk.
Mazurek e-moll op. 17 nr 2
From a series of animated films set to classical music. Classical animation created using painting techniques on paper and celluloid. A montage of four parts from 1991–1995.
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik - Serenada G-dur KV 525

From the series of animated films to classical music.
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik Allegro z Serenady G-dur KV 525

From the series of animated films to classical music.
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik - Rondo. Allegro z Serenady G-dur KV 525
Film from the series Polish Tales and Fables, season 1 (based on the legend of Wielkopolska 'O Macieku Borkowicu i diable Boruta')
O kowalu i diable

A story showing that the devil is not as black as he is painted.
About a Lumberjack and the Devils

A miniature from a series of animated films illustrated with classical music.
Memories of Alhambra
In a small village, in a modest cottage, lived a mother with her three sons. Each of them was different. The eldest stood out for his strength and beauty, the middle one for his knowledge, and the youngest for his love of nature. Everyone made fun of the youngest. Once, they sent Jędrek to a nearby forest called the Black Forest. There, the young man met a dangerous sorcerer who was holding a beautiful princess captive on Glass Mountain. Upon returning home, Jędrek shared this news with his loved ones. The brothers decided to defeat the evil sorcerer and free the princess, but each of them had a different goal in mind.
Szklana Góra

From the series of animated films to classical music.
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik Menuett. Allegretto z Serenady G-dur KV 525

Carmen Suite, The Toreadors (Bizet)
Kuplety Torreadora z II Aktu Opery Carmen

Rio, a young fisherman, lives in the kingdom of Lailonia. He is in love with Muria, who he considers the most beautiful girl in the world. When he is called up to the army, he does not forget Muria even for a second, despite being exhausted and facing numerous obstacles. Film from the ‘Fourteen Tales from Lailonia Kingdom by Leszek Kołakowski’ series.
O wielkim wstydzie

From the series of animated films to classical music.
Eine kleine Nachtmusik. Romanze Andante z Serenady G-dur KV 525

How we were looking for Lailonii. Film is a part of the series "14 tales from the Lajlonia Leszek Kołakowski Kingdom".
How we were looking for Lailonia

A Countess from Poznań returns from a foreign trip and brings with her two billygoats as live mascots. The next day she goes to the Mayor and demands that the clocks on the Town Hall’s tower play a tune at the top of every hour – and that she play the tune herself. Since the Mayor refuses her demand, the Countess decides to destroy the clocks. Film from the ‘Polish Fairy Tales’ series.