Polish Legends

Directed by

Tomasz Bagiński

Genre

fantasy film, science fiction film

Country

Poland

How it feels

This is a series of five short films from Poland. Each one retells a classic Polish legend or folk tale using modern science fiction and fantasy visuals. Characters like Sir Twardowski and the Wawel Dragon appear in these brief stories.

mythicfancifuldarkvisually stylizedatmosphericquickfolkloricwhimsical

What happens

Polish Legends (Polish: Legendy polskie), also known as Polish Tales, is a Polish-language science fiction and fantasy short film series, produced by Allegro and Platige Image. It was directed by Tomasz Bagiński, and written by Błażej Dzikowski and Dominik L. Marzec. In the production also worked Marcin Kobylecki, Łukasz Alwast, Krzysztof Noworyta, Tobiasz Piątkowski, Jan Pomierny, and Marta Staniszewska. The series include 5 short films, that premiered in 2015 and 2016, on YouTube. It is based on Polish legends and folk tales, including: Sir Twardowski, Wawel Dragon, Basilisk, and Baba Yaga. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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