Zbigniew Rybczyński

Fleeing from despair after losing those dearest to him, the hero hides in a safe land of memories, where time stands still and all those dear to him are alive.

A documentary on Zbigniew Rybczynski, spanning his entire career, from Kwadrat to his most recent Hi-Def works. Zbigniew is one of the great pioneers of the moving image; a true visionary whose influence and ideas can be found everywhere in contemporary filmmaking and advertising. Fascinating and moving in equal parts, Zbigniew discusses his life and experiences and how they have shaped his work. An incredibly eloquent and engaging narrator and storyteller, the man is as interesting as his creations— a beautiful mind, an extraordinary artist, and a remarkable man.

A portrait of the two documentary filmmakers Jerzy Bossak and Richard Leacock.

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A killer is released from prison and breaks into a remote home to kill a woman, her handicapped son and her pretty daughter.

A ‘paradocumental’ by Dziworski & Rybczynski.

A static camera observes a room as it slowly fills with thirty-six characters from different stages of life, looping further through an absurd dance of social disconnection as each character moves in.

A static camera observes a room as it slowly fills with thirty-six characters from different stages of life, looping further through an absurd dance of social disconnection as each character moves in.

From Friday to Saturday is not far away, if only one turns ... signpost.

From Friday to Saturday is not far away, if only one turns ... signpost.

Based on Lokomotywa, a poem by Julian Tuwim. Made with the use of classical cartoon animation and combined photographs.

Early experimental film from Zbigniew Rybczynski that broke new ground in the use of pixelation, optical printing, animation and other compositional film devices. Beautiful jazz score and color usage.

Nine cameras set up in a local neighborhood are displayed simultaneously as a man buys a new book.

Nine cameras set up in a local neighborhood are displayed simultaneously as a man buys a new book.

A film editor's setup. A man plays with a balloon.

Against a set which has been designed in a Kafkaesque and claustrophobic way, Rybczynski has recreated a World of Kafka which corresponds well with Kafka's maze-like novels. It is an abstract and unpredictable world where Kafka himself moves between the scenes of his own stories, from America via The Castle to Metamorphosis, and The Trial is of course the frame story throughout. Rybczynski has chosen to portray Josef K as an alter ego. Other characters become members of his own family, which means that Rybczynski makes a kind of exemplary, depth psychological close reading of his work.

Film unfolds in five sequences, each depicting a facet of Barbórka celebrations—from the miners’ orchestra wake-up call and the medal-awarding academy through evening feasting and dancing. Folk traditions mingle with party-state rituals as speeches for the PZPR Congress intercut candlelit toasts. In the opening mining-orchestra segment, dynamic editing syncs shot length to the music’s tempo, while grotesque staging casts engineers as conductors and workers’ movements as instrumental solos.

Zbigniew Rybczynski's experimental short film of a bottle of wine, a parrot in a cage, and a television with news.

A couple's relationship develops in a combination of photomontage and animation.

Zbigniew Rybczynski's series of pictures to the music of Kazimierz Serocki.

Short film by acclaimed polish director Zbigniew Rybczynski. Included in The Workshop of the Film Form

A visual reflection on Washington, D.C.

A visual reflection on Washington, D.C.

A camera tracks through endless rooms while lives unfold.

Zbigniew Rybczinski's video experiments set to classical music pieces.

A cinematic impression presenting the director's vision of this New York borough. We see people jogging, exercising, and dancing in the streets. Passers-by, police officers, animals on busy thoroughfares, among towering skyscrapers—they all appear and disappear on screen.

A cinematic impression presenting the director's vision of this New York borough. We see people jogging, exercising, and dancing in the streets. Passers-by, police officers, animals on busy thoroughfares, among towering skyscrapers—they all appear and disappear on screen.

Shows a couple (Adam and Eve) and various objects, simultaneously, in time, space and movement.