A woman struggles with yarn in a film so 1970s it will make you yearn for the good old days of macramé and fringe! Katarzyna Latałło’s metaphorical take on the struggles of being a woman focuses on yarn as the material which entangles and knots us up in its fuzzy embrace while also providing a possible means of escape.
– Jennifer Lynde Barker
Also in this combined programme
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Button
Stop-motion brilliance transforms simple buttons, threads and cloth into playful patterns and games. -
Skittish Brothers
Hermína Týrlová crafts a tender, cheerful film with animated yarn and simple objects. -
The Light Fantastic Picture Show
A jazzy experimental film that highlights how art is made with various animated methods. -
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Voices
A vivid depiction of the relationship between animation and the transformation of individual perception. -
believe in it
Buoyant animated images soar across the artist’s notebooks like joyous thoughts in flight. -
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The Stitches Speak
An animated documentary about a community of artists who use Suf embroidery to tell their tales. -
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Lake Monsters
Alt-rock folk art: an embroidered music video for They Might Be Giant’s ‘Lake Monsters.’
Film details
- Country of production
- Poland
- Year
- 1973
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2026
- Length
- 6'
- Medium/Format
- 35mm
