Project Detail

Maska

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.

Details

Year: 2010
Type of film: Shorts
Running time: 23 mins
Director: Stephen Quay, Timothy Quay (The Brothers Quay)
Producer: Marlena Lukasiak, Zbigniew Zmudzki
Executive Producer: Adam Ptak
Editor: Janusz Czubak
Screenwriter: Stephen Quay, Timothy Quay
Director of Photography: Stephen Quay, Timothy Quay
Composer: Krzysztof Penderecki

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Se-ma-for Studios

ul. Targowa 1/3 B. 24
Lodz 90-022
Poland
Te:: +48 42 681 5474
Fax: +48 42 682 2601

Visit Website

Page updates

This page was last updated on 12th May 2025. Please let us know if we need to make any amendments or request edit access by clicking below.

Suggest amendments

Ava remembers her childhood home as a place full of amazing things and adventures. The day she returns home from university, however, everything changes: what used to be an exciting playground has become an oppressive box, and her mother’s things and fear of letting go overwhelm their home and their relationship. By dipping into memories and sharing a moment in time, can mother and daughter reach an understanding?

Woman Director

A hand over box of photograph slides. Behind the box is a man playing the clarinet.

Jeremy, My Father

Director: Miranda Peyton Jones

Year: 2022

A film which attempts to navigate bereavement following suicide. Through animation, archival footage, and sound, director Miranda Peyton Jones guides us to the heart of her grief, love and loss. The voices of her family and her father’s music underscore this deeply personal, powerful, and poignant film. Royal Television Society Awards 2022 - Winner - Best Documentary Official Selection British Documentary Film Festival 2023 Official Selection British Animation Awards 2024

Experimental Woman Director

Ferapee and Pills

Director: Thompson Okuku

Year: 2025

Missunderstood whilst trying to understand.

Children’s Disabilities Drama