Forest

synopsis

Asia and Marek bought an old house near the Bialowieza Forest in eastern Poland. The oldest forest in Europe is a refuge for them and their three children from a world gripped by many crises. They spend their days keeping bees, listening to the sounds of nature, watching bison and deer. But they are not the only ones seeking safety. In addition to the animals, people are beginning to appear in the footage from the cameras they have installed in the forest. Refugees who are not welcome in Belarus or Poland. Confused, hungry, injured. A family used to protecting all living creatures sees it as their duty to help them. Even at the risk of losing the paradise they have created.

“When this humanitarian crisis started, I saw comments supporting both sides, including the policies of the Polish government. I try not to judge anything too hastily, especially if I haven’t experienced it myself, so I just asked myself: If I had a house there, would I help the refugees or not?”

Source: Variety

biography

Polish documentary filmmaker Lidia Duda (1958) studied cultural studies at the University of Wrocław. She is the author of many controversial TV reports and feature documentaries and the winner of numerous festival awards. She focuses on current social issues. The perspective of children and youth is important to her.

more about film

director:	Lidia Duda
producer:	Patryk Sielecki, Michal Sikora, Aleksandra Ostatkiewicz, Michał Ostatkiewicz
script:	Lidia Duda
photography:	Zuzanna Zachara-Hassairi
editing:	Lidia Duda, Filip Stanisławski
sound:	Krzysztof Ridan, Pavel Rejholec
associate producer:	Weronika Adamowska

contact

Patryk Sielecki / Lumisenta Film Foundation
patryk@lumisenta.com