When the House Turns | Lumisenta Film Foundation ©

When the House Turns, 2022, directed by: Maria Ornaf, written by: Maria Ornaf, cinematography by: Zuzanna Zachara-Hassairi, countries: Poland, Produced by: Lumisenta Film Foundation, Łódź Film School, Mentions & Awards: Best Student Film - Toronto International Women Film Festival 2024, Special Jury Mention - Spektrum Festival 2022, Filmfestival Kitzbühel, Austria, 2023, Thess International Short Film Festival, Grecja, 2023, Cinalfama Film Awards, Portugalia, 2023, Goa Short Film Festival, Indie, 2023, Best Edit, Best Direction, Best Film - J.Machulski Awards, WAMA Film Festival, Olsztyn, 2022

title

When the House Turns

year

2022

directed by

Maria Ornaf

written by

Maria Ornaf

cinematography by

Zuzanna Zachara-Hassairi

countries

Poland

Produced by

Lumisenta Film Foundation, Łódź Film School

Mentions & Awards

Best Student Film - Toronto International Women Film Festival 2024, Special Jury Mention - Spektrum Festival 2022, Filmfestival Kitzbühel, Austria, 2023, Thess International Short Film Festival, Grecja, 2023, Cinalfama Film Awards, Portugalia, 2023, Goa Short Film Festival, Indie, 2023, Best Edit, Best Direction, Best Film - J.Machulski Awards, WAMA Film Festival, Olsztyn, 2022

Thirteen-year-old Ewa lives in an emotional split between two families: her biological one and her adoptive one. To close the chapter on her first home, she must erase the past and blur the traumatic memories. Cleansing her memory creates space for a new beginning.

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