Dog's Field

Poland2020animated12'Konkurs polski (2021)

When an elderly woman unexpectedly falls to the floor, her pets are left on their own. Two dogs, a cat and a bird have to fend for themselves, which gets more and more difficult when food becomes scarce. In this animated, yet highly realistic picture, an animal instinct is confronted with attachment to a human being. Black contours of frames, not filled with any colour, look like an unfinished sketch, like the protagonist’s life which suddenly ends somewhere between walking the dogs and feeding the cat.

directed by
Michalina Musialik, portret reżysera
Michalina Musialik

Animator and animated film director. She was born in 1994 in Silesia. She is a graduate of the Cinematography Department of the Film School in Łódź with a degree in Animated Film and Special Effects. She has collaborated with such animated film studios as Yellow Tapir Films, Animapol, Fumi Studio or Letko. She has worked as an educator at the Museum of Cinematography in Łódź organising animation workshops for children and museum lessons in film history. She is involved in animation, storyboarding and artwork. Her graduation film and debut 'Dog's Field' won the Silver Hobby-Horse at the Krakow Film Festival and was presented at many international festivals around the world.

script
Michalina Musialik
animated by
Michalina Musialik
music
Anna Lis, Mateusz Woś
sound
Hubert Woźniakowski
editing
Michalina Musialik
production
Piotr Furmankiewicz, Mateusz Michalak (Fumi Studio)
Photo
Kadr z filmu Dog's Field