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Fledglings

    All titles (2)
    Documentary | 2021-2022 | Children, Docu | Poland

    Main data

    DirectorLidia Duda
    ProductionAura Films [pl]

    Project data

    Film financing
    Length of movie83 min

    Brief synopsis

    Zosia has a strong personality, Oskar is vulnerable and Kinga is independent but shy – these first-graders are entering a boarding school for blind and visually impaired children.
    Zosia has a strong personality and is full of fantasy, Oskar is insecure and vulnerable, while Kinga is independent but shy – these first-graders are entering a boarding school for blind and visually impaired children. They are like fledglings – too young to leave their family home. In such difficult moments like separation from their parents, and then isolation related to the pandemic, they try to help each other… This film is about the life lesson of “flying”.

    Crew

    ActivityNameComment
    Director of photographyZuzanna Zachara-Hassairi
    Director of photographyWojciech Staroń
    Camera operatorMagdalena Bojdo
    additional cinematography
    additional cinematography
    DirectorLidia Duda
    ProducerAnna Bławut-Mazurkiewicz
    Sound recordist (non fiction)Krzysztof Ridan

    Production companies

    CompanyComment
    Aura Films [pl]

    Awards

    Award winnerYearAwardCategory 
    Wojciech Staroń2023PSC Award [pl]
    Best Cinematography in a Documentary Film
    Best Cinematography in a Documentary FilmWinner
    Zuzanna Zachara-Hassairi2023PSC Award [pl]
    Best Cinematography in a Documentary Film
    Best Cinematography in a Documentary FilmWinner
    Aura Films [pl]2023Rose D'Or [eu]
    Documentary
    DocumentaryNominated
    Lidia Duda2023Polish Film Awards Eagles [pl]
    Best Documentary
    Best DocumentaryNominated
    Lidia Duda2023Dok.fest München [de]
    DOK.fest Award of SOS-Kinderdörfer weltweit
    DOK.fest Award of SOS-Kinderdörfer weltweitNominated
    Lidia Duda2022Docs Against Gravity [pl]
    Studio Cinemas Network Award
    Studio Cinemas Network AwardWinner
    Lidia Duda2022Docs Against Gravity [pl]
    Nagroda TVP Dokument
    Nagroda TVP DokumentWinner
    Lidia Duda2022Locarno International Film Festival [ch]
    Marco Zucchi Award
    Marco Zucchi AwardWinner

    Festivals

    YearCountryFestivalComment
    2023GermanyDOK.fest München
    2023GreeceThessaloniki Int. Documentary Festival
    2022SwitzerlandLocarno IFF
    Semaine de la Critique
    Semaine de la Critique
    2022PolandDocs Against Gravity
    Polish Films Competition
    Polish Films Competition

    Cinema releases and premieres

    TypeCountryDateComment
    PremiereWednesday, 10/08/2022Locarno Film Festival [ch]