Paweł Dębski

Learning a language is like falling in love. But when this great linguist's love for a princess was denied, he just fell in love with her 75 times more. The film is about the remarkable life of a poor priest's son – Georg Julius Justus Sauerwein and his life-long love for Princess Elisabeth of Wied, later Queen of Romania. This is a psychological drama about a brilliant but complex man. His humanitarian values were far ahead of his time. In his day, he was the most vilified person in the German press. Based on Sauerwein's letters and other written sources and narrated from the first person, the film merges the classic fairytale with documentary realism, both in script and visual design, pushing the boundaries of documentary.

In a lonely little house, tucked between an endless forest and a mighty ocean cliff, lives a woodcutter with his little son. Their life goes on as in a fairy tale - after work, the father prepares wooden toys, they walk and play together. The son infinitely loves his father, is fascinated by his strength and care. One day, during a trip to the forest together, the woodcutter cuts down an unusual tree. This event completely changes the father - and turns their world upside down.

Animation by Pawel Debski

Short animated film by Pawel Debski

Learning a language is like falling in love. But when this great linguist's love for a princess was denied, he just fell in love with her 75 times more. The film is about the remarkable life of a poor priest's son – Georg Julius Justus Sauerwein and his life-long love for Princess Elisabeth of Wied, later Queen of Romania. This is a psychological drama about a brilliant but complex man. His humanitarian values were far ahead of his time. In his day, he was the most vilified person in the German press. Based on Sauerwein's letters and other written sources and narrated from the first person, the film merges the classic fairytale with documentary realism, both in script and visual design, pushing the boundaries of documentary.

In a lonely little house, tucked between an endless forest and a mighty ocean cliff, lives a woodcutter with his little son. Their life goes on as in a fairy tale - after work, the father prepares wooden toys, they walk and play together. The son infinitely loves his father, is fascinated by his strength and care. One day, during a trip to the forest together, the woodcutter cuts down an unusual tree. This event completely changes the father - and turns their world upside down.

Animation by Pawel Debski

Short animated film by Pawel Debski