Mercy (Short film, 2022)
In deep and dark Polish suburbia, a young sex worker meets a withdrawn client in this exploration of sexual and social alienation, inspired by real events.
UK, Poland / 2022 / 13.05 / Fiction
Selections + Screenings:
Tirana International Film Festival (Official Selection) 2023
14th LGBT+ Film Festival Poland (Official Selection) 2023
Torino Underground Cinefest (Official Selection) 2023
Zagreb International Film Festival (Official Selection) 2023
Underdog Film Festival Wolfsburg (Official Selection) 2023
Cinema On The Washing Line (Official Selection) 2023
Selected as part of the Sundance Ignite Fellowship 2023
Director & Screenplay - Milla Lewis
Editing - Alicja Rymarowicz
Colour - Sam Howells
Sound Design - Ines Adriana
Original Music - Agathe Max
Production Designer - Oliwia Górnikiewicz
1st Assistant Cameras - Mateusz Nowak & Michał Szaranowicz
2nd Assistant Camera - Stephane Canet
Production Assistants - Bren Cuckier & Maja Szklarska
Sound Recorder - Klaudia Klimczak
Assistant Sound Recorder - Martyna Łusiak
Script Consultant - Kirk Kjedlson
Script Translation - Maria Mirek
CAST
Jan - Kuba Kochanek
Witold - Mirosław Henke
Anna - Grażyna Walasek
This short film was made as a part of the Internship at the Directing Department of the Polish National Film, Television and Theater School in Łódź.