A NEW BEGINING

POLISH TITLE: NOWY POCZĄTEK

Three brothers' lives are upended when a young girl claims to be their late father's reincarnation, bringing them closer together. Set within Polish culture, this comedy-drama poses universal questions about unresolved emotional issues with deceased loved ones, emphasizing the power of connection and listening.

GENRE:
fiction
COUNTRY:
Polska
RUNNING TIME:
7'
YEAR:
COLOUR:
colour
DIRECTING:
Daniel Szajdek
SCRIPT:
Katarzyna Surma
DOP:
Rafał Moczulski, Jacek "Szpros" Kowalczuk
EDITOR:
Anna Maria Filipow
MUSIC:
Allbert Walin
PRODUCTION:
Ania Amy Woźnica, Justyna Jay'ka Koltun

Daniel Szajdek »

Short film director and screenwriter. TV series director. Member of SFP, ZZF and ZAPA. He studied film directing at the Film and Television Institute of India in Pune. After returning to Poland, he was gaining ground in TV directing. Simultaneously, he expanded his horizons in Wajda School, StoryLab Pro, Sundance Collab, Laboratorium Meisnera and Schott Acting Studio Berlin. His short film „A New Beginning” won the 48 Hour FIlm Project Warsaw 2022 and it was screened in May 2023 at Le Palais as a part of Short Film Corner during the Cannes Festival.  Film was an official selection at the Sao Paolo ISFF 2023, DFF „Zloty Samorodek” 2023 and CK OFF Przemysl 2023.