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.
Director + Cinematography + Photography - Tom Krawczyk
Writer + Editor - Colin Santangelo
Producer - Nick J. Santore
Honors
Short of the Week – Documentary Short of the Year + Audience Choice Award Atlanta DocuFest – Best Director
Chicago Critics – Audience Award Winner
Salute Your Shorts – Audience Award Winner
Calgary – Documentary Short Film Award (Honorable Mention)
Big Sky – Best Mini-Doc (Nomination)
Spotlight Documentary Awards - Platinum Award
Vimeo Staff Pick
Screenings
Big Sky Documentary Film Festival // Best Mini-Doc Competition // Missoula, Montana // Feb 18 - March 3, 2022 // Link
SXSW Film Festival // Austin, Texas // March 11 - 20, 2022 // Link
Santa Barbara International Film Festival // Santa Barbara, California // March 2 - 12, 2022 // Link
San Francisco International Film Festival // San Francisco, California // April 21 - May 1, 2022 // Link 1, Link 2, Link 3
Seattle International Film Festival // Seattle, Washington // April 14 - 24, 2022 // Link
Chicago Critics Film Festival // Audience Award Winner // Chicago, Illinois // May 13 - 19, 2022 // Link
Martha’s Vineyard Film Festival // West Tisbury, Massachusetts // May 17 - 22, 2022 // Link
Atlanta Docufest // Best Director for Documentary Short // Atlanta, Georgia // May 27 - 29, 2022 // Link
Palm Springs International ShortFest // Palm Springs, California // June 21 - 27, 2022 // Link
Snake Alley Festival of Film // Burlington, Iowa // July 21 - 24, 2022 // Link
Salute Your Shorts Film Festival // Audience Award Winner // Los Angeles, California // August 19 - 21, 2022 // Link
Sidewalk Film Festival // Birmingham, Alabama // August 22 - 28, 2022 // Link
Indie Street Film Festival // Red Bank, New Jersey // September 7 - 11, 2022 // Link
Nashville Film Festival // Nashville, Tennessee // September 29 - October 5, 2022 // Link
Tallgrass Film Festival // Wichita, Kansas // September 28 - October 2, 2022 // Link
Calgary International Film Festival // Honorable Mention // Calgary, Alberta, Canada // September 22 - October 2, 2022 // Link
Fresh Coast Film Festival // Marquette, Michigan // October 13 - 16, 2022 // Link
Charlotte Film Festival // Charlotte, North Carolina // September 28 - October 2, 2022 // Link
Drunken Film Festival // Oakland, California // October 9 - 14, 2022 // Link
Hamptons International Film Festival // East Hampton, New York // October 7 - 16, 2022 // Link
Still Voices Film Festival // Ballymahon, County Longford, Ireland // November 9 - 13, 2022 // Link
DocsMX International Film Festival // Mexico City, Mexico // October 13 - 23, 2022 // Link
Polish Film Festival in LA // Los Angeles, California // October 20 - 30, 2022 // Link
Polish Film Festival in America // Chicago, Illinois // November 5 - 20, 2022 // Link
Lake County Film Festival // Grayslake, Illinois // November 11 - 14, 2022 // Link
FIPADOC | International Documentary Film Festival // Biarritz, France // January 17 - 23, 2023 // Link
New York International Children’s Film Festival // New York // March 3 - 5, 2023 // Link
Sedona International Film Festival // Sedona, Arizona // February 18 - 26, 2023 // Link
Press