Toto
Bader - ages 18+ - Ajyal Youth Film Festival 2013
Zbigniew Czapla / Short Narrative / Poland / 2013 / 12 min / Colour / HDCAM / In Polish / Arabic, English subtitles / Qatar Premiere
Rated: Mature subject matter. Not suitable for minors. Individuals under the age of 18 are not admitted into cinemas.
Synopsis
In Competition
Shot using a unique technique of frame-by-frame painting similar to rotoscope animation, and displaying an impressionist style that borders on abstraction, ‘Toto’ is a dark, eerie story that takes place one sunny summer’s day. While his mother is busy hanging out clothes to dry, a boy meets a mysterious man who deceitfully lures him into the darkness and brings about an unexpected end to his childhood.
About the Director
Zbigniew Czapla is a screenwriter, director, animator, painter and graphic artist. He graduated from the Graphic Arts Department of the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow, specialising in animated film. His short films include ‘Ritual’ (2010) and ‘Paper Box’ (2011).
Credits
- Director
- Zbigniew Czapla
- Screenwriter
- Zbigniew Czapla
- Producer
- Tomasz Wolf
- Editor
- Zbigniew Czapla, Tomazs Wolf
- Music
- Goska Isphording, Maja Kleszcz
- Cinematographer
- Zbigniew Czapla
- Production Company
- Warsztat Filmowy