ISLAND OF BEES
WYSPA PSZCZÓŁ (ISLAND OF BEES)
Status: In Development
Directed & Written by: Iwona Strzałka
Produced by: Joanna Flis
Production House: Kompania Filmowa
When Agata, a young Polish woman living in Sweden, learns that her family’s bees are in danger, she returns to her childhood island—only to find her mother locked in conflict with the local village. As she is forced to take sides, buried secrets and past violence resurface, reshaping her understanding of her mother, intimacy, and the unspoken solidarity among women.
“Key image” is from the film “Malena” by Giuseppe Tornatore
Miracularity
CUDOWNOŚĆ (Miracularity)
Status: In Development
Written by: Joanna Didik
Directed by: Iwona Strzałka
Production House: Autograf Film
The movie tells the story of a woman who grapples with grief over the loss of the chance for motherhood, which she never had and will never have the opportunity to experience. Her way of working through this loss is to decide to live a year with a doll that looks eerily like a baby.
The photo was taken during the final of the Script Pro script competition during the Mastercard Off Camera International Film Festival, where Joanna Didik received an award for the screenplay of the film “Curosity”.
Photo: A screenwriter Joanna Didik, and a film director Iwona Strzałka.