
Maska
- Studio
- Polish Cultural Institute in London, Se-Ma-For Studios Poland
Synopsis
"It" is created piece by piece, limb by limb, and then, with a sudden "rush of gender," takes the shape of an automaton disguised as a beautiful female Duenna sent on a mission into a courtly kingdom to mercilessly track down a prince and kill him. Although she is programmed to kill, she is also capable simultaneously of questioning this programation, and it is this friction between the soul and the machine that keeps one suspended between belief and disbelief.
Credits
Directing
- Director
- Stephen Quay, Timothy Quay
Producing
- Producer
- Marlena Lukasiak, Zbigniew Zmudzki
- Executive Producer
- Adam Ptak
Writing
- Writer
- Stephen Quay, Timothy Quay
- Original Story
- Stanislaw Lem
Animation
- Animator
- Stephen Quay, Timothy Quay
Voices
- Voice
- Magdalena Cielecka
Music
- Music
- Krzysztof Penderecki
Editing
- Editor
- Janusz Czubak
Crew
- Cinematography
- Stephen Quay, Timothy Quay
Production notes
Based on the short story by Stanislaw Lem.
Release date is that of screening at the Edinburgh Film Festival.
Release date is that of screening at the Edinburgh Film Festival.
Awards
Nominee, British Animation Award, Best Long Form, 2012
