LINDEN TREE OF KOCHANOWSKI
A film commissioned by the Department of the Polish Community Abroad of the Consulate General of the Republic of Poland in Lviv.
The animation is dedicated to the National Reading 2025.
Production, illustrations and editing: Serhiy Savchenko
Script: Wiktor Lafarowicz, Julian Antoniewicz
Poems read by:
Julia Niklasz,
Tosia Kosydor,
Łukasz Lewandowski (Eventlabs)
Sound design: Kazimierz Kosydor, Serhiy Savchenko
The film features an excerpt from Marian Hemar’s work “Ostatni tren” (The Last Lament).
A poetic animation inspired by the works of Jan of Czarnolas, in which the titular linden tree becomes a symbol of wisdom, the cyclical nature of life, and the birthplace of Polish poetry. A stylized figure of Kochanowski accompanies the tree’s growth – in contemplation, in writing, in dialogue with the passing of time. The narration – carried by children’s, female, and male voices – evokes poetic phrases, while visual metaphors – paper, ink, light – create a space where poetry becomes the spiritual strength of the nation.
Narodowe Czytanie we Lwowie – Jan Kochanowski! – Polska na Ukrainie – Portal Gov.pl