MY DUDUŚ
Short Documentary | Producer
Director: Tom Krawczyk Story/Editor: Colin Santangelo
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.
The New York Times, Op-Docs / POVDocs on PBS, Season 5 /
Short of the Week (2024 Best Documentary) / Aeon Magazine
SXSW, San Franciso International, Santa Barbara International, Seattle International, Atlanta DocuFest (Best Director), Chicago Critics (Audience Award), Salute Your Shorts (Audience Award), Calgary International (Best Doc Short – Honorable Mention), Palm Springs ShortFest (Best Doc – Nomination), Big Sky (Best Mini-Doc – Nomination), Hamptons International, Sedona International, DocsMX, FIPADoc, Tallgrass, Nashville, Milwaukee, Martha’s Vineyard, Sidewalk, Freshcoast, New York International Children’s