Nutcracker Girl
Poland2023animated14'Konkurs polski (2024)
Christmas is the magic time when snow falls, the family gets together and toys become alive. On this special evening, a little girl sees her doll embark on a great adventure. The magic is gone the moment a wooden soldier puts his hand under the doll’s dress while they are dancing together. This incident reveals a completely unknown sphere of life to the girl, the one encompassing violence and sexuality. The fairy-tale mood gives way to an unpleasant atmosphere and the child-like drawing animation turns into realistic images. A story about growing up and discovering carnality to the tune of Tchaikovsky’s ballet.
- directed by
- 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, Justyna Pazdan
- music
- Mateusz Woś
- sound
- Piotr Mejran
- editing
- Michalina Musialik
- production
- Piotr Furmankiewicz, Mateusz Michalak (Fumi Studio)
- Photo
