Date: Thursday, May 29 – Tuesday, June 10, 2025, ONLINE: Thursday, April 24 – Sunday, June 30, 2025

Animation Program

Competition 11

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In a remote land of endless weeds, a Gardener tends a hidden garden. When a storm brings invasive seeds, her peaceful world turns into a battle for survival. As fear grows and resistance hardens, her desperate fight against nature’s force threatens to destroy everything she’s trying to protect.

Director
Pola Kazak
Time
0:13:47
Country
Czech Republic
Genre
Animation
Year
2024

Awards Nominations

Guanajuato International Film Festival - Special mention for a Short Animated Film
Bucheon International Animation Festival - Jury Prize in Student Competition
Animateka International Animated Film Festival - YOUNG TALENT STUDENT JURY AWARD

Director

Pola Kazak

Born in 1986 in Kursk, Russia, she studied audiovisual production in Moscow before moving to the Czech Republic in 2010. At the Film Academy in P?sek, she shifted from documentary to animation, focusing on cartoon, 2D, and multiplane techniques, while also working as a graphic artist and illustrator.

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Screening

Screening Venue

VenueScheduleTicket Reservation
WITH HARAJUKU HALL2025.6.6 [Fri] 13:00-14:50

Online Screening

OnlinescheduleOnline Screening
Online Screening2025.06.12 [Thu]- 06.30 [Mon]

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