Described by Sight and Sound as a "sensuous reimagining of Robert Bresson’s Au hazard Balthazar" (1966), this film is centred on EO, a donkey liberated from a circus and separated from his devoted trainer Kasandra (Sandra Drzymalska).

We follow EO as he wanders through Poland and beyond, on the way confronting views of inhumanity and violence, as well as moments of kindness and grace.  His long journey across Europe takes him through woods at night, and scenes of ugly industrialisation, including football pitches and a fur farm. Reviewed Sight and Sound, March 2023.

As Manohla Dargis wrote for the NY Times: "This wild, boldly expressionistic movie conveys the life of its largely silent protagonist, EO the donkey, with a bare minimum of dialogue."

Poland, 2022, 86 min. Dir: 86-year-old Jerzy Skolimowski. Dist: High Gloss

This event is produced by the Ballarat Film Society - entry by membership (available at the door)