THE SHOW
Feature film project in development, written by Ewa Bulanda and Iwona Strzałka.
Directed by Iwona Strzałka. Produced by the Documentary and Feature Film Studio in Warsaw (WFDiF).
While preparing a controversial show under the slogan “Clothes are not to blame”, Ewa (32) meets Sylwia (20), a girl whom she once refused to help. Sylwia was drugged in a nightclub and raped. Ewa then judged Sylwia by her outfit, doing exactly what she is fighting against. Now he befriends her, helping her deal with the consequences of the rape. Sylwia gets involved in organizing the show. He has opponents, but the biggest obstacle is the fact that Ewa hides the truth from Sylwia.
The photo comes from the movie The Neon Demon
CURIOSITY
Short film project in development, written by Joanna Didik, directed by Iwona Strzałka
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.
THE ISLAND OF BEES
Feature film project in development, written and directed by Iwona Strzałka
Photo: Sebastian Klochowicz /the photo comes from the resources of the Radom Village Museum
Drama. “The Island of Bees” is a story about the transforming power of trauma, about how destruction can lead to rebirth. A young woman Agata returns to the island, the place of her childhood, to face the mother she has long hated. From an adult perspective, she discovers the source of her resentment, which forces her to face the experience of abuse she had suffered as a child. Understanding the harm suffered allows her not only to understand who is the real perpetrator but also to rediscover her relationship with her mother and her own sexuality. Undermining the patriarchal norms of the local community, Agata pushes other women to an unexpected gesture of solidarity.