CHMYZ (foal) traces the first days of a newborn horse as he encounters the world for the first time.
CHMYZ (foal) traces the first days of a newborn horse as he encounters the world for the first time. Staying close to his mother yet propelled by curiosity, he navigates bodies, sounds, and colors in a fragile balance between protection and the urge to belong. From birth and first unsteady steps, the film culminates in the foal’s first run, capturing a movement toward presence and freedom.
« CHMYZ is a film about first presence. Shot with a hand-held, subjective camera, it follows the mare and the herd to build tension before turning to the newborn foal. The world is seen through intimacy and closeness — from the level of his head, through fragments, details, and fragile gestures. In contrast, the landscapes remain distant, elusive. Light is mostly natural, except for the moment of birth, enclosed in the glow of the stable. »
Kaja Jakubowska
« The film seeks to embody the tension between fragility and vastness, intimacy and distance — between being born and facing the world for the first time. »
Kaja Jakubowska
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