The Pool or Death of a Goldfish
Director: Daria Kopiec
Crew:Writer: Daria Kopiec. Producers: Tomasz Łaptaszyński, Justyna Rucińska. Animation: Bartosz Kotarski, Urszula Domanska, Anna Polinska; Editing: Monika Sirojc; Music: Natalia Czekala; Sound: Agata Chodyra; Camera: Michal Stajniak, Thomas Gronenberg, Mateusz Nowak
Email:festivals@marmoladafilms.com
Synopsis
"The Pool or Death of a Goldfish” is a story about a possessive relationship between a mother and her daughter. The main character, through unexpressed anger and rebellion against her mother, transforms into a titular goldfish. Unspoken words, gestures, and repressed childhood emotions manifest in harsh treatment of both herself and others. The film is framed by a compositional structure in which the main character finally allows herself to feel grief, thereby entering a process of self-acceptance and forgiveness.
About the director
Daria Wiktoria Kopiec, director of live action and animated films and theater director. Currently a 4th year student of the Directing Department at The Aleksander Zelwerowicz National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw. In 2009 graduated with a master degree from the Lodz Film School, the Direction of Photography Department, specialization: Animation and Special Effects. From 2010 member of the Polish Filmmakers Association (SFP). From November 2006 to March 2007 she was granted a scholarship at the Animation Department of l'Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts Visuels de La Cambre in Brussels. Laureate of international awards for animated films: "Cosmos", "Rivers", "Bobo's Metamorphoses". Spectacle "Lear's Daughters" which was directed by her won seven awards.