Watch: Mesmerizing Short ‘Slow Light’ About a Man with Slow Eyes
by Alex Billington
July 28, 2025
Source: Vimeo
“One monument cannot redeem all my mistakes… If I could only see her again…” ✨ This is a must watch animated short film – only 11 minutes long. Slow Light is a 2D stop-motion animated short film created by two Polish filmmakers known as Kijek / Adamski. After being screened at over a hundred festivals, Slow Light is now available online for everyone to watch. Slow Light tells the story of a man who can only see the past as it takes seven years for the light to travel through his eyeballs (because they’re so dense). A clever riff of the way light travels from distant stars. “To convey this story, we used two animation techniques: the past is animated in traditional 2D, while the present takes the form of tactile relief, shot in stop motion. We shot all the elements and combined them with the 2D animation to unify the shifted storylines.” It’s a beautiful & especially distinct creation, a parable about life and how we need to stop living in the past. This story also reminds of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, which I’ve always found to be deeply moving. View below.
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You can also watch this behind-the-scenes look at the making of this animated short Slow Light via Vimeo:
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Thanks to Kottke for the tip on this short to watch online. Very quick from Vimeo: “A story of a man who can only see the past.” Slow Light is an animated short created and written and directed by the two Polish animation filmmakers known as “Kijek / Adamski” – comprised of Kasia Kijek & Przemek Adamski, based in Warsaw, Poland. You can view more of their work on their Vimeo page or visit their official website or follow them on IG @kijekadamski. Produced by Animoon and COLA Animation. With sound design by Carlos Abreu & Miguel Gonçalves of Ingreme. And with original music by Piotr Kaliński. The film is made in the “original technique representing the tactile reality of the present and 2D animation showing the past.” It first premiered at the 2022 Kraków Film Festival and has played at many others. For more info on the short, visit Kijek / Adamski’s site or Vimeo. To enjoy more short films (including animation), click here. Thoughts?