Hollow
2024
A day in the life of a solitary old-timer, where routine collides with the surrealism of his home – a tree hollow on the outskirts of a village.
Hollow is the antithesis of the Western narrative philosophy of the hero's journey, the constant drive for change and evolution. The plot, or rather the lack thereof, is a plea to slow down and contemplate the ordinary and the mundane. The passing of time, the old age. Is it a day in life or is it the everyday life? For me, it's like a hidden clock mechanism that runs at its own pace, whether we look at it or not. In its aesthetics, the animation is a nod to old Polish and Czechoslovak children's films, as well as to my grandmother's house, where I spent a good part of my childhood. Practically, the short can be a relaxing intermission in a sea of stories full of passion, action and human relationships.
The film is currently on festival run.
Credits
Direction and Animation : Szymon Baran
Key Cast („Grandpa”): Wiesław Hartl
Sound, Music and Mixing: Filip Czaja
Supervision: Maciej Gniady, Aneta Sieniawska, Marcin Pazera
Faculty of Intermedia, ASP Krakow 2024
Key Cast („Grandpa”): Wiesław Hartl
Sound, Music and Mixing: Filip Czaja
Supervision: Maciej Gniady, Aneta Sieniawska, Marcin Pazera
Faculty of Intermedia, ASP Krakow 2024
Awards
2024 – „Nagroda Santander dla studentów i doktorantów ASP w Krakowie”
2024 – Couch Film Festival – Best Animation International (1:00-5:00 min. Category)
– Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2025 – 22. Luksuz Film Festival – Award for Animation – Krško, Slovenia
2025 – AltFF Alternative Film Festival – Best Student Animation (Super Short Category)
– Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2024 – Couch Film Festival – Best Animation International (1:00-5:00 min. Category)
– Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2025 – 22. Luksuz Film Festival – Award for Animation – Krško, Slovenia
2025 – AltFF Alternative Film Festival – Best Student Animation (Super Short Category)
– Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Exhibitions
2024 – „Hollow premiera dyplomu, wystawa” – Galeria OPCJA, Kraków, Poland
2024 – „Ekspozycja animacyjna Szymona Barana” – Cafe Pensjonat, Lanckorona, Poland
2024 – „Open Eyes Open Art Festival” – Krakow, Poland
2024 – „Ekspozycja animacyjna Szymona Barana” – Cafe Pensjonat, Lanckorona, Poland
2024 – „Open Eyes Open Art Festival” – Krakow, Poland
Screenings
2024 – 15. "Camera Action" Film Critics Festival – Łódz, Poland
2024 – 31. International Film Festival Etiuda&Anima – Krakow, Poland
2024 – ICONA Animation Festival 2024 – Kerkira, Ionian Islands, Greece
2024 – Lift-Off FIlmmaker Sessions – Iver Heath, United Kingdom
2024 – Couch Film Festival – Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2025 – Le plus petit festival d'animation au monde – Sainte-Barbe, Québec, Canada
2025 – 22. Luksuz Film Festival – Krsko, Slovenia
2025 – Manchester Lift-Off Film Festival 2025 – Manchester, England
2025 – Happy Valley Animation Festival – State College, Pennsylvania
2025 – AltFF Alternative Film Festival – Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2024 – 31. International Film Festival Etiuda&Anima – Krakow, Poland
2024 – ICONA Animation Festival 2024 – Kerkira, Ionian Islands, Greece
2024 – Lift-Off FIlmmaker Sessions – Iver Heath, United Kingdom
2024 – Couch Film Festival – Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2025 – Le plus petit festival d'animation au monde – Sainte-Barbe, Québec, Canada
2025 – 22. Luksuz Film Festival – Krsko, Slovenia
2025 – Manchester Lift-Off Film Festival 2025 – Manchester, England
2025 – Happy Valley Animation Festival – State College, Pennsylvania
2025 – AltFF Alternative Film Festival – Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Portrait of the Grandpa
Cut-away illustration of the Hollow