Such Miracles Do Happen

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Such Miracles Do Happen

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Barbara Rupik
International Competition Animated Film 2023
Animated Film
Poland
2022
14 minutes
Polish
Subtitles: 
English

The inhabitants of a village witness an unusual event. The religious figures that surround them come alive and leave their accustomed places. The statues step down from shrines and niches, from altars and pedestals. They turn their backs on the village. Nobody knows where they are heading and why they are departing.

Most of the people are frozen in religious adoration, but some of them overpower a statue of the Virgin Mary and smash it on the ground. The fragments of the broken statue, however, live on, and are still heading away. A young girl – born boneless and unable to move without help – manages to make contact with one of the departing statues.

Franka Sachse

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Director
Barbara Rupik
Script
Barbara Rupik
Cinematographer
Barbara Rupik
Editor
Barbara Rupik
Producer
Agata Golańska
Sound
Barbara Rupik
Score
Barbara Rupik
Animation
Barbara Rupik
World Sales
Marta Świętek
Winner of: Golden Dove Short Film (International Competition Animated Film)