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.

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

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Supported by Made of Truth: BFI Doc Society Short Film Fund

fforest films

38 Pier Street
Aberystwyth
Ceredigion
Cymru
SY23 2LN

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