MY DUDUS (short documentary)
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POV Docs on PBS, Season 5 / Short of the Week / Aeon Magazine
A Polish mother grieves when her only child leaves their home in the suburbs of Chicago to study in Poland. While her son is away, she finds a baby squirrel in her backyard and forges a unique and powerful bond with the animal, raising him as if he were her own child.
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MERITS
Atlanta DocuFest – Best Director
Chicago Critics – Audience Award Winner
Salute Your Shorts – Audience Award Winner
Calgary – Documentary Short Film Award (Honourable Mention)
Big Sky – Best Mini-Doc (Nomination)
Chicago Critics – Audience Award Winner
Salute Your Shorts – Audience Award Winner
Calgary – Documentary Short Film Award (Honourable Mention)
Big Sky – Best Mini-Doc (Nomination)
PRESS
PACK
Tom Krawczyk – Director + Cinematographer
Nick J. Santore – Producer
Colin Santangelo – Story + Editor
Will Miller – Title Design
Nick J. Santore – Producer
Colin Santangelo – Story + Editor
Will Miller – Title Design