„Dokument”, „We Have One Heart”, „Papa”. Zagubieni ojcowie, dokument, animacja i autobiografia
“Dokument”, “We Have One Heart”, “Papa”: Lost Fathers, Documentary, Animation and Autobiography

Summary/Abstract: The article discusses three short films created on the border of documentary and animation by filmmakers of the young generation, telling the stories of complicated child-father relationships: "Dokument" ("A Documentary Film", 2015) by Marcin Podolec, "We Have One Heart" by Katarzyna Warzecha (2020) and "Papa" by Maryia Yakimovich (2020). In her considerations of the animated documentary, the author refers to Anabelle Honess Roe’s work, as well as to Polish studies on this film form. Taking into account the arguments of Polish researchers, the author proposes a definition drawing, i.a., on Philippe Lejeune’s category of the referential pact. The author conducts a formalistic analysis of the films, examining the similarities between them. In the first part, in reference to the remarks of Katarzyna Mąka-Malatyńska and Michał Piepiórka on the meaning of factual materials in animated documentaries, she examines the use of family mementos in the analysed works. Then she discusses the use of autobiographical conventions. The impact of these productions results from the fruitful combination of documentary conventions, a subjective perspective, and creative formal solutions.

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