Patchwork Kingdom: The Mole's Work

Princess Bianca and Albert the Hamster are playing on a small sandy hill. They soon realize they’re surrounded by more of the hills, and the sand is now effectively a desert they don’t know how to escape. The Sun and the Moon try to guide the children out of the sandy maze with no avail. It turns out the whole mess is caused by Mister Mole, who was supposed to slightly rearrange the terrain but got too excited. Everyone grabs a shovel and they level the hills. Daddy King is delighted – they’ve reached water, creating a pool in the garden.

Section: Neighbourhood

Director: Grzegorz Koncewicz / Poland / 2022 / 7 min
Polish / English subtitles

Grzegorz
Koncewicz

Born 1971, animation director, screenwriter, painter and production executive. Worked with Quay brothers, Marek Serafiński, Małgorzata Bosek and Jan Lenica. Debut animation "Exit" 2006. Directed animated shorts: "Razor" (2009), "Idol" (2018); and animated tv series "Aggie" (2015-19).

Princess Bianca and Albert the Hamster play on a small sandy hill. Noticing they’re surrounded by more of the hills and a desert, they don’t know how to escape.

This film screens as part of the programNeighbourhood - short animations.