Project Detail

Rock Song

Rock Song

Synopsis

ROCK SONG began as a story about a thrill-seeking rock, chasing speed and adrenaline by rolling down the hill. During the film’s development, the director experienced a traumatic event that reshaped the story and its purpose. It became a survival project, a way to understand the pain, and also transfer some of it into the world of rocks.
Through the rock’s journey: falls, cracks and discovering different parts of the forest, ROCK SONG reflects the experience of hurt, carrying the damage, and slowly figuring out how to heal. The film translates the director’s changing emotional states into movement and texture, while holding onto the hope of getting better in time.
Made through stop-motion animation with hand-dyed fabrics and embroidery, the film’s soft and tactile world creates a quiet sense of comfort, contrasting with the difficult emotions that shape the film. ROCK SONG also considers the inner life of a rock, imagining how it might perceive its own existence. It explores the unknowable inner reality of things and how empathy can extend beyond the human.

Details

Year
2025
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
5 min 55 sec
Format
Stop-motion animation
Director
Jadwiga Ligęza
Producer
Jadwiga Ligęza
Editor
Jadwiga Ligęza
Screenwriter
Jadwiga Ligęza
Director of Photography
Jadwiga Ligęza
Production Designer
Jadwiga Ligęza
Sound
Jadwiga Ligęza
Composer
Jadwiga Ligęza

Production Status

Production Company

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