Primary Schools: Grade VIII
Secondary Schools: Grades I-IV

We invite you to a workshop inspired by the film “My Land” directed by Tabarak Allah Abbas, where we will explore animadocs—animated documentary films. Animadocs are often used to tackle difficult, abstract, or deeply personal topics that are challenging to portray in traditional formats. Animation allows for the creation of distance or metaphorical imagery, blending factual storytelling with artistic interpretation.

We will discuss why filmmakers use animation in documentaries and collaborate to create our own animated documentary in the style of anime.

My Land | dir. Tabarak Allah Abbas | Switzerland 2023 | 13 min. | film with Polish subtitles

Baghdad, early 1990s. A reality where the world has been replaced by cyborgs. A couple welcomes their newborn daughter, Subhan Allah. When war breaks out in the country, the pair struggles against robots as they attempt to escape to secure a better future for themselves and their newborn child.

Topics covered in the film: family, war, struggle, escape

The workshop will be led by Magdalena Bryll—director and graduate of the National Film School in Łódź. She has worked on projects such as the Oscar-winning Peter and the Wolf. She conducts stop-motion animation workshops across the country for children, teenagers, and adults.