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Mela Hilleard

Synopsis

The feature-length documentary is an attempt to answer one of the most vital questions in all our lives: What is the meaning of home? The film focuses on family, identity, emigration (through the lens of Polish-Irish-South African-English ties), as well as the circle of life, death and rebirth. The axis of the film is a house which connects and shelters, and which allows the lives of the characters to be transformed. It's genesis and inspiration was a seven-year collection of films and photographs covering the lives of residents who lived and worked under the cover, protection and generosity of the house’s owner – a 90-year-old, bed-bound writer – Elizabeth – in Hampstead Garden Suburb, north London.
Official selection Kinoteka Polish Film Festival 2024 - UK premiere

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Details

Year: 2024
Type of project: Features
Running time: 95 min
Format: DSLR
Director: Mela Hilleard 1st Feature
Producer: Cait Lyn Adamson, Terence Chim, Mela Hilleard
Executive Producer: Rory O’Callaghan
Editor: Terence Chim
Screenwriter: Mela Hilleard
Director of Photography: Mela Hilleard
Sound: Chiara Cabri, Alex Bird
Composer: Eugeniusz Rudnik

Genre

Experimental Woman Director Drama

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Kochanie and Kochanie Ltd

11 Wincott Parade
Kennington Road
London
SE11 6SR

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