THE CITY SAILS ON

POLISH TITLE: MIASTO PŁYNIE

A bitter-sweet reflection on life in Poland. The young and the old talk about looking for love, a wedding night,
school uniforms, prime minister’s duties, fastening seatbelts, religion and power. The film is a collage of statements, conversations, musical pieces and reporter’s material. It touches upon the most sensitive topics for the society such as unemployment and poverty, farmers’ strikes, football hooligans and crime. As regards the visual dimension, the main character is Łódź, its residents and post-communist landscapes in Poland.

GENRE:
animation
COUNTRY:
Poland
RUNNING TIME:
17'
YEAR:
DIRECTING:
Balbina Bruszewska
SCRIPT:
Balbina Bruszewska
DOP:
Balbina Bruszewska, Tony Cappucino, Daria Kopiec, Magdalena Bryll
EDITOR:
Janusz Czubak
MUSIC:
Elektryczny Węgorz
PRODUCTION:
Se-ma-for

Balbina Bruszewska »

writer and director of animated films and music videos born in Lodz Poland in 1982. Animation graduate of the Polish National Film School in Lodz and the UCLA Extensios CA in writing for television. Multi-media artist and writer known for playful analysis of the bitter-sweet reality that bites the western civilization in the modern World. Alumni of prestigious art scholarships such as Młoda Polska, educator, philosopher, member of Board of Directors at the Polish Film Institute.