Branching Light and Flickers of a Dawn
Paula Malinowska / Slovakia / 2025 / World Premiere / 11 min.
synopsis
A collage of detailed shots of organic textures, tangles of fibres, and swarms of light vibrates with the mystery of life in all its complexity, fragility, and unknowability. Inspired by research into the rhythm of firefly flickering, which is invisible to the human eye, this computer-animated film straddles the line between scientific mockumentary and essayistic horror, suggesting that one form of existence may gradually give way to another.“Something unknown lies beyond the human perception of light.”
biography
Paula Malinowska (b. 1998) is a digital artist and photographer based in Bratislava. Her artistic research draws on her studies in biology, climatology, and technological development, which she transforms into speculative narratives. She works with CGI, 3D graphics, and animation. In 2024, she became one of the winners of the Slovak Oskar Čepan Award.film details
| director: | Paula Malinowska |
| cast: | Ema Klubisová |
| producer: | Paula Malinowska |
| script: | Paula Malinowska |
| editing: | Vladimíra Vrbiňáková |
| sound design: | Andrej Žabkay |
| art director: | Paula Malinowska |
contact
Paula Malinowskapaula.malinowska98@gmail.com
Film at festival
| premiere type: | World Premiere |
| festival edition: | 2025 |
| section: | Fascinations |
| language: | Slovak |
| subtitles: | English |
| colour: | Colour |
Info
| director: | Paula Malinowska |
| original title: | Vetviace sa svetlo a záblesky úsvitu |
| country: | Slovakia |
| year: | 2025 |
| running time: | 11 min. |
