Ask The Siren
a short film presenting the historical and cultural connotations of the figure of Mermaid in the context of Eastern European history. In a poetic fashion, film attempts to describe the Syren as a symbol representing Polish identity crisis, rooted in the annihilation of the pagan history during the Christian colonization of the region in the X-th century. The filmic character presents itself as a being not able to be classified in any social or biological category.
Director: Agnieszka Polska
Runtime: 10 min
Original Language: en
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- What is Ask The Siren about?
- a short film presenting the historical and cultural connotations of the figure of Mermaid in the context of Eastern European history. In a poetic fashion, film attempts to describe the Syren as a symbol representing Polish identity crisis, rooted in the annihilation of the pagan history during the Christian colonization of the region in the X-th century. The filmic character presents itself as a being not able to be classified in any social or biological category.
- Who directed Ask The Siren?
- Ask The Siren was directed by Agnieszka Polska.
- How long is Ask The Siren?
- Ask The Siren has a runtime of 10m (10 minutes).