ON TIME

Timetables flashing at a dizzying pace and intertwining networks are juxtaposed with Hokusai’s drawings – this is a story, set in Japan, about travelling and the world rushing ahead faster and faster. The spirit of Bashō’s poetry is permeating the whole animation, setting a tone of philosophical reflection to this visually intense film. Japanese culture symbols such as haiku, origami or calligraphy, are contrasted with elements of everyday life: crammed railway platforms, fast trains and face masks. Czapla has created an animation very closely mirroring the reality, and at the same time unobvious and elusive.

GENRE:
animation
COUNTRY:
Poland
RUNNING TIME:
5'
YEAR:
COLOUR:
colour
DIRECTING:
Zbigniew Czapla
SCRIPT:
Zbigniew Czapla, Asuka Yotsumoto
DOP:
Zbigniew Czapla
EDITOR:
Zbigniew Czapla
MUSIC:
Zbigniew Czapla
ANIMATION:
Zbigniew Czapla
PRODUCTION:
Zbigniew Czapla

Zbigniew Czapla »

Screenwriter, director, animator, painter and graphic artist. Graduated from the Graphic Arts Department of the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow. Author of experimental animations. Won prizes at several festivals, such as: ANIMATOR, MESSAGE TO MAN, ANN ARBOR, KRAKOW FILM FESTIVAL and other. Received scholarships from the Ellizabeth Greenshields Foundation (Canada), DAAD (Germany) and Ministry of Culture and National Heritage.