Short film

Porridge Monster

2026 · 10 min

A gentle, dreamlike short that turns a child's quiet worries into soft, imaginative imagery you can sink into.

Overview: A tender and visually imaginative story about how children process tension and seek emotional balance in a world shaped by adult emotions.
How it feels: Warm, melancholic, whimsical and earnest. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Family, healing, identity, isolation
Content: Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
healing
identity
isolation
Places: home
Era: timeless
Audience: family
Form: animated
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

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Genres: animation, family, fantasy
Directed by: Izabela Plucińska
Written by: Justyna Celeda
Starring: Maria Dąbrowska, Husniyya Murvatova, Maja Plucińska, Firdovsi A. Nabiyev
Music: Azer Hajiasgarli
Runtime: 10 min
Country: Poland, Germany, Azerbaijan
Languages: Azerbaijani, Polish