11 Preliminatory Orbits Around Planet Lem

As part of our celebration of the centenary of the great science fiction writer, Stanislaw Lem, in collaboration with the Polish Cultural Institute, we present this brand new short film by the legendary stop motion puppet animators, the Quay Brothers, made up of 11 short biographical chapters introducing the author. 11 Preliminary Orbits is the second time the Quay Brothers have tackled Lem’s work. Maska is an adaptation of the author’s 1974 short story about the demonic female robot, Duenna, who has to annihilate the rebel threatening the royal throne. Accompanied by the composition De Natura Sonoris by Krzysztof Penderecki.