Monika Martini-Madej

A film from the "Impressions" series, made using classic animation techniques – pastel drawings on paper. The director's debut and diploma at the State Higher School of Fine Arts in Poznań under the supervision of Prof. Kazimierz Urbański. The film's composition uses selected portraits by Witkacy from his "Portrait Company." The director refers to Witkacy's "cosmic imagination" by showing animated portraits on a visualization of Earth "stolen" from the Universe.

The unusual atmosphere of Fantaisie Impromptu, in which anxiety gives way to subtle reverie, is conveyed through a sequence of dreamlike, poetic scenes. A cloud of black birds emerges from the piano keys. A ballerina dances to the sounds of Chopin's piece; the woman breaks away from the ground and swirls with the birds in the air. The music allows her to transcend the boundaries of the real world.