The Crooked Heads
TITLE
The Crooked Heads
DIRECTOR
Jakub Krzyszpin
COUNTRY
Poland
YEAR
2025
DURATION
9′
GENRE
Animation
The Crooked Heads
A forgotten Polish neighborhood drowns in the haze of coal mine smoke. A young man shaves his head, dons a tracksuit, and faces his brother's shadow and the weight of his past.
DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY - Jakub Krzyszpin
Jakub Krzyszpin (born August 1, 2001, in Bytom, Poland) is a director, artist and student of Animation at The Polish National Film School in Łódź. His work is often brought to life by dynamic drawings that enhance the visual storytelling of his films. Jakub’s films have been recognized at international festivals, with “Scratch” (2023) selected for the 46th Drama International Short Film Festival (DISFF) in Greece, while “Inertness” (2021) won Best Super Short Film award at the 21st MONSTRA Animation Festival in Portugal.
- DirectorJakub Krzyszpin
- Screenplay
- Cinematography
- CastKrystian Kanclerz, Artur Kujawa, Dorian Zypper, Maria Dakszewicz, Jakub Krzyszpin
- Editing Jakub Krzyszpin
- Producer/s Agata Golańska
- Production Company
- Distributor/s INDEKS Film Studio Sales Agent Poland All Rights
- Project TitleThe Crooked Heads
- Project TypeAnimation
- Completion Date1 January 2025
- Country of originPoland
- Country of filmingPoland
- Language Polish
- First-time Filmmaker No
- Student ProjectYes
Jakub Krzyszpin
Jakub Krzyszpin (born August 1, 2001, in Bytom, Poland) is a director, artist and student of Animation at The Polish National Film School in Łódź. His work is often brought to life by dynamic drawings that enhance the visual storytelling of his films. Jakub’s films have been recognized at international festivals, with “Scratch” (2023) selected for the 46th Drama International Short Film Festival (DISFF) in Greece, while “Inertness” (2021) won Best Super Short Film award at the 21st MONSTRA Animation Festival in Portugal.
