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Jez Jerzy (George the Hedgehog)

Director: Wojciech Wawszczyk, Jakub Tarkowski, Tomek Lesniak

F31472

Narrative Feature |  POLAND |   |   |  90 MIN

Synopsis

Jez Jerzy is a skateboarding hedgehog who likes to drink beer and fondle breasts. He finds it hard to pursue his passions, however, while being tormented by neo-nazi skinheads, mad scientists and a drooling, flatulent clone of himself.

Credits

Director: Wojciech Wawszczyk, Jakub Tarkowski, Tomek Lesniak

Producer: Wojciech Karubin, Jan Naszewski

Cast: Borys Szyc, Maria Peszek, Maciej Maleńczuk, Sokół, Michał Koterski

Screenwriter: Rafał Skarżycki

Director Bio

Wojtek Wawszczyk (1977, pronounced: Voitec Vavchick) Director, animator, writer, cartoonist, teacher. Polish National Film School and German Filmakademie Baden-Wurttemberg graduate. His short animated movies HEADLESS, MOUSE, FLY-AWAY PENGUIN gained awards and popularity around the world. One of the animators of I,ROBOT, AEON FLUX, DISNEY Commercial at Digital Domain. More at wojwaw.com

Jakub Tarkowski (b.1978, New York) Warsaw based film director and animator. Polish National Film School graduate. GEORGE THE HEDGEHOG is his feature debut. Fascinated with all things subversive and idiosyncratic.

Tomek Lesniak (1977) - became famous for the popular and awarded comic book series GEORGE THE HEDGEHOG, created togehter with Rafal Skarzycki. Gradute of European Art Academy in Warsaw. His other well known comic book series include TIM AND THE MASTER and KFIATUSZKI.

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Screening Time

Monday March 14

11:59PM

Venue

Alamo Lamar A

1120 South Lamar Blvd

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