Wacław Kondek

A Jewish town is burning. The figures of the dying inhabitants are inscribed in organic sculptures. A male choir sings the 'S’brent, unzer sztetl brent' (Fire, our town is on fire) song by Mordechaj Gebirtig.

Animated elements blend with traditional wooden carvings, paying tribute to folk religious sculpture and Nativity-making. The title refers to the slow musical tempo larghetto, inspired by the second movement of Frédéric Chopin’s Concerto in F minor, Op. 21.

A Lidia Hornicka Animated Short Film

A predator tracked down by hunters is spared its life when it turns out to be a mother breastfeeding her babies.