Project Detail

Tŷ Unnos

Two women dressed in traditional Welsh clothing, wearing stove pipe hats.

Synopsis

It is said that Penrhos cottage was built in one night. According to Welsh folklore, if you could build a house overnight on common land, with smoke rising from the chimney by dawn, the place would be yours to keep. 200 years later in rural Pembrokeshire, the house stands still in time. Beneath its thatched roof lived Rachel and Maria, two sisters who spent their days crafting a life that defied societal rules written for women. Quietly radical, the pair were celebrated by the whole community.
A fairytale documentary told through the eyes of the children who once visited. Recounting memories of Penrhos and the legacy of its last owners, the past flickers back to life.

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Details

Year: 2026
Type of project: Shorts
Running time: 12 min
Format: 4:3
Director: Lily Tonkin-Wells, Nina Allmoslechner
Producer: Rhys Thwaites-Jones
Executive Producer: Luke Moody
Editor: Margred Pryce
Director of Photography: Laura Aguilera
Composer: Gwen Sion
Sound Mixing and Mastering: Diana Silva Amado
Online Editor: Abby Colquhoun
Colour Grade: Cristina Giribets
Graphic Design: Hannah Woollam
Photographer: Nina Maria Allmoslechner
Location Assistant: Amélie Denizou Lund

Genre

History Welsh

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Supported by BFI Doc Society Short Film Fund

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38 Pier Street
Aberystwyth
Ceredigion
Cymru
SY23 2LN

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