Aleksandra Maciuszek
Born in Cracow, graduate from cultural studies at the Jagiellonian University and documentary film directing at the Escuela Internacional de Cine y Televisión de San Antonio de los Baños, Cuba. Before her studies she worked in NGOs and cultural institutions in Poland, Spain, and Mexico. Her thesis film “Escenas Previas” (“Previous Scenes,” 2012) has won multiple awards at international film festivals. “Casa Blanca” is her debut feature documentary.
Films
- Casa Blanca62'
Production: PL/MX/CU 2015
Casa Blanca is a small, picturesque fishing town located by the Havana Bay. The viewer may get the impression that time has stopped there. The inhabitants go about their lives at their own pace and make a living mainly from fishing. The sick, elderly mother lives with her mentally handicapped son Vladimir in an overcrowded tenement house occupied by multiple families. When the woman succumbs further to illness, the troublesome Vladimir becomes her only caregiver. The film depicts the complicated relationship between mother and son, one which is also full of love and sacrifice. “Casa Blanca” is an intimate story of a family that is in a critical situation. The film received the Golden Hobby-Horse and the Silver Horn at the 55th Krakow Film Festival.
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