FOREST
Poland 2024 – Director: Lidia Duda – Original language: Polish – Subtitles: English – Length: 85 min.
When the forest around their idyllic property becomes part of the route into the EU for refugees, a Polish family decides not to look away. They collect donations and distribute them at night to the hungry, freezing people threatened by pushbacks. A delicate family portrait with impressive images of nature and shocking scenes from Europe’s ancient forest. Anna Magdalena Hofer
Biography
Lidia Duda is an award-winning Polish director and screenwriter and has been working as an independent filmmaker for many years. Her last film FLEDGLINGS (2022), which was shortlisted for the DOK.fest Award of SOS-Kinderdörfer weltweit in 2023, has won several awards.
Filmography (selection)
FLEDGLINGS, PL 2022, 87 min.
NEWBORN, PL 2018, 74 min.
WSZYSTKO JEST MOŻLIWE, PL 2013, 54 min.
No youth rating
English/Original Title: LAS. Writer: Lidia Duda. Camera: Zuzanna Zachara-Hassairi. Sound: Krzysztof Ridan. Editing: Lidia Duda, Filip Stanislawski. Production: Lumisenta Foundation. Producer: Patryk Sielecki. International Sales: Rise And Shine World Sales.
