In the 1990s, eight-year-old Agata leaves Poland for Belgium. Anxious about the journey, she begins writing a letter to her father back home, but when her pencil falls and disappears beneath the bus seats, she must overcome her shyness to retrieve it. Crawling between the passengers, Agata enters a fantastical world inhabited by strange figures who are half-human and half-animal. Through her young eyes, the uncertainty of migration becomes a magical journey of courage, discovery, and growing up.
Director Details
Sylwia Szkiladz is a director of animated short films, born in 1987 in Podlaskie, Poland. She moved to Brussels with her parents at the age of eight, although her native region remains one of her strongest artistic inspirations. Her films include Limaçon et caricoles (2012), co-directed with Nim Gamboa; La Soupe aux fraises (2014); and Le Renard minuscule (2015), co-directed with Aline Quertain. Alongside her filmmaking, Szkiłądź works freelance on animation projects and leads workshops for children and adults. She currently lives and works across Belgium, France, and Poland.
