This program collects several of Has’s early short film works in both fiction and documentary. John’s Feeder is a miniature parable about a young boy who misunderstands the function of a bird feeder. Herbalists of the Stony Valley follows young students as they pick herbs in order to save up enough money to purchase a film projector. Cultural Review 2/53 is a kind of early documentary tour of a museum of musical instruments. Finally, Our Team is a beautiful document (in color) of a Polish dance ensemble’s rehearsals.

John’s Feeder (Wojciech Jerzy Has, 1952, Poland, 15m)

Herbalists of the Stony Valley (Wojciech Jerzy Has, 1952, Poland, 15m)

Cultural Review 2/53 (Wojciech Jerzy Has, 1953, Poland, 13m)

Our Team (Wojciech Jerzy Has, 1955, Poland, 33m)