The Cathedral is an Oscar nominated (2002) animated short film by Tomasz Bagiński based on the award winning science fiction short story by Jacek Dukaj.1 English translations (from the Polish) of passages from Katedra by Dukaj are available from his website.
The plot summary from Wikipedia says that the film:
“…focuses on a man who visits a mystical, organic building that looks like a medieval cathedral. As he walks through the immense structure, the light from his torch falls upon the pillars, revealing human faces. The viewer later realises that the faces are still alive, as several smile and open their eyes as the man walks past them. The building’s nature is partially unveiled at sunrise as the blinding light enchants the visitor and causes organic branch-like structures to burst from his chest. These protrusions then become another set of pillars in the building.”1
Tomasz Bagiński created The Cathedral using Max. He talks about creating film in an interview with Pablo Hadis on MaxUnderground.com.
I look forward to hearing your thoughts about the film in the comments section of this post.
References
- The Cathedral http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cathedral Accessed October 16, 2009.
