A Polish Winter

Verzio FF Submission This animated short film presents a young boy slowly making his way through a snowy landscape before encountering a strange sight: rows of abandoned cattle cars. Inquisitively, the boy investigates and inside one of the wagons he discovers a tattered doll. It is this childhood t...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Sheils, Shane, Sheils, Paula
Institution:Open Society Archives at Central European University
Language:English
Published: Dwarfed Films 2009
Ireland
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10891/osa:29c329cf-a591-4854-9183-e60d4e91b240
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Summary:Verzio FF Submission This animated short film presents a young boy slowly making his way through a snowy landscape before encountering a strange sight: rows of abandoned cattle cars. Inquisitively, the boy investigates and inside one of the wagons he discovers a tattered doll. It is this childhood toy which spurs memories of unimaginable hatred, cruelty and suffering. "A Polish Winter" is a tribute to the children who perished in Nazi death camps during the Holocaust.
Published:2009