MY DUDUS (short documentary) 

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 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 
Short of the Week: Best Documentary + Audience Award Winner
 
Atlanta DocuFest: Best Director
Chicago Critics: Audience Award Winner
Salute Your Shorts Film Fest: Audience Award Winner
Calgary International Film Fest: Documentary Short Film Award (Honourable Mention)
Palm Springs ShortFest: Best Documentary Short (Nomination)
Big Sky Film Fest: Best Mini-Doc (Nomination)

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 THE PACK 

Tom Krawczyk – Director + Cinematographer
Nick J. Santore – Producer
Colin Santangelo – Story + Editor
Brad Nayman – Sound Design
Will Miller – Title Design

Rachel Rona – Copy

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