LET IT BURN
POLISH TITLE: NIECH SIĘ DYMI
Nadia, an arrogant girl with cerebral palsy, and her tough mother Iwona, attend a lavish wedding. While the two are staying in a guest hotel room, Iwona loses consciousness. Half-paralyzed Nadia must rise above her limitations, urgently call for help and learn to care for others.
- GENRE:
- fiction
- RUNNING TIME:
- 17'
- YEAR:
- 2025
- COLOUR:
- colour
- DIRECTING:
- Piotr Bakuła
- SCRIPT:
- Piotr Bakuła , Krzysztof Gudzelak
- DOP:
- Artur Leszczyński
- EDITOR:
- Nadia Gieryng
- PRODUCTION:
- Warszawska Szkoła Filmowa
Piotr Bakuła »
Piotr Bakuła was born in Warsaw in 1999. He graduated with a master's degree in psychology from Warsaw University in 2023. For many years he was a climate activist in Greenpeace, volunteered in nursing homes for people with disabilities and worked at the hotline for victims of domestic violence “Blue Line”. He was twice a member of a film festival jury (including InScience in Nijmegen) and made documentaries about social issues. He is currently studying directing at the Warsaw Film School and works professionally in 3D animation production.
AT FESTIVALS:
- Mostra Livre de Cinema, 2025, Brasil, 2025 (competition)
- Sicani Cinema Experience, 2025, Italy, 2025 (competition)
- NUFF, 2025, Norway, 2025 (competition)
- Africa International Film Festival, 2025, Nigeria, 2025 (competition)
- Uno Sguardo Raro (USR) - Rare Disease International Film Festival, 2025, Italy, 2025 (Best International Short Movie)
- Art Without Limit International Film Festival, 2025, Kosovo, 2025 (competition)