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Ondine

ABOUT THE FILM | TEASER | TRAILER | FILM STILLS | CREDITS | FESTIVALS | LINKS | CONTACT

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ABOUT THE FILM

ONDINE (directed by Tomasz Śliwiński, Poland 2019, 40 minutes)

There is a myth about Ondine, a water nymph, who fell in love with the mortal. Because of his infidelity, she put a curse on him that he would breathe only as long as he remembered about this. And so he died, as soon as he fell asleep. There is also a rare medical condition called Ondine’s Curse (CCHS).

Cezary (22) still lives with his mother (50) and he is in love with Emilia (20), a rock singer. He also has a dark secret. One day all three of them have to deal with the mythical Ondine and her curse.

“Ondine” is a fiction sequel to the Oscar nominated short documentary film “Our Curse” from 2013.

The film was created as part of Munk Studio programme “30 minutes”. The script was developed at Wajda School Development Lab (Studio Prób) in 2014/2015 and at European Short Pitch 2016 organised by Nisi Masa.

It was supported by:
– Undine Syndrom Selbsthilfegruppe (German CCHS Support Group)
– A.I.S.I.C.C. – Associazione Italiana per la Sindrome da Ipoventilazione Centrale Congenita (Italian CCHS Association)

Polish CCHS Foundation “Lift the curse” is a co-producer of the film.

The partner of the film is Charity Foundation for people with special needs “Słoneczko”.

More information about myth of Ondine can be found here.

TEASER

TRAILER

FILM STILLS

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cezary_autobus
matka_lozko
emilia_3
plyta1
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CREDITS

DIRECTED BY  Tomasz Śliwiński
SCREENPLAY BY Magda Hueckel & Tomasz Śliwiński
CAST  Bartosz Bielenia, Magdalena Koleśnik,  Judyta Paradzińska
and Aleksandra Bożek, Michał Majnicz
CINEMATOGRAPHY   Bartosz Świniarski
EDITING  Alan Zajer
SOUND Zofia Moruś, Mateusz Adamczyk
PRODUCTION DESIGN Magda Hueckel
SET DESIGN  Magda Hueckel & Paweł Jarzębski (de Montage)
COSTUMES Sandra Kowalska
MAKEUP Anna Dąbrowska
COLOR CORRECTION Ajith Krishnamoorthy Nair
IMAGE POSTPRODUCTION Expresso Post Production
PRODUCTION MANAGER Robert Seroczyński
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER Iza Igel
PRODUCER  Ewa Jastrzębska, Jerzy Kapuściński
PRODUCED BY Munk Studio – Polish Filmmakers Association
CO-PRODUCED BY Harine Films,  TVN Film, Expresso Post Production, soundmaking,
Polish CCHS Foundation “Lift the curse”
COPRODUCER: Magda Hueckel, Zuzanna Brzezińska-Mich
co-financed by Polish Film Institute

The following music was used in the film:

“Nastiez”
Authors: Bartosz Badacz, Mateusz Badacz, Zofia Fraś, Michał Rejman, Tomasz Jońca
Performed by Obscure Sphinx
Obscure Sphinx 2011

“Meredith”, “The Presence Of Goddess”, “Void”
Authors: Aleksander Łukomski, Mateusz Badacz, Zofia Fraś, Michał Rejman, Tomasz Jońca
Performed by Obscure Sphinx
Obscure Sphinx 2013

“Pingajoq”
Authors: Piotr Kaliński, Stefan Wesołowski
Performed by Nanook of the North
MUTE SONG LIMITED 2018

Detailed film credits can be found -> www.filmpolski.pl/fp/index.php?film=1249716

FILM FESTIVALS

The film was presented at the following film festivals:

1  35th Warsaw Film Festival  Warsaw, Poland  17.10.2019  Short Films Competition  World Premiere
Special Mention for the Actor
2  13. OFFELIADA  Gniezno, Poland  09.11.2019  Special screening
3  ŻUBROFFKA  Białystok, Poland  06.12.2019  Special screening
4 29th Arizona International Film Festival  Tucson, AZ, USA  15-26.04.2020 -> postponed to
14-15.04.2021
 Competition
5 DISORDER: The Rare Disease Film Festival  New York, NY, USA  18.05.2020 -> postponed TBD
6  Sopot Film Festival  Sopot, Poland  14.07.2020
7 47. Inśkie Lato Filmowe  Ińsko, Poland  15.08.2020
8 FotoFestiwal  Łódź, Poland  17-23.08.2020 Special online screening
9 Solanin Film Festiwal  Nowa Sól, Poland  21.08.2020 Competition Special mention
10 49. Lubuskie Lato Filmowe  Łagów, Poland  02.09.2020 Competition
11 Młodzi i Film  Koszalin, Poland  03.09.2020 Competition
12 Dumbo Film Festival  New York, NY, USA  18.09.2020 Competition
13 Woodstock Film Festival  Woodstock, NY, USA  30.09.2020 Competition
14 Polish Film Festival Los Angeles  Los Angeles, CA, USA  23.10.2020 Competition Special Mention
15 Raindance Film Festival  London, UK  29.10.2020
16 STIFF Student International Film Festival  Rijeka, Croatia  25-30.11.2020 Konkurs  Audience Award
17 10th International Disability Film Festival «BREAKING DOWN BARRIERS»  Moscow, Russia  26-30.11.2020 Competition
18 Gdańsk Doc Film Festival  Gdańsk, Poland  30.11.2020 Competition  Special mention
19 Austin Polish Film Festival  Austin, TX, USA  06.12.2020
20 45th Polish Film Festival  Gdynia, Poland  08-12.12.2020 Competition

 

LINKS

Facebook page: Ondine

Film databases:
IMDB: www.imdb.com/title/tt10267408/
FILM POLSKI: www.filmpolski.pl/fp/index.php?film=1249716
FILMWEB: www.filmweb.pl/film/Ondyna-2019-836601

CONTACT

DIRECTOR 
Tomasz Śliwiński
e-mail: tomasz.a.sliwinski@gmail.com

PROMOTION, FILM FESTIVALS AND DISTRIBUTION
Munk Studio – Michał Hudzikowski
e-mail: m.hudzikowski@sfp.org.pl

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ONDINATA

SONGS FOR ONDINE. New project created by our Foundation!!!

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ONDINE

New film about CCHS co-produced by our Foundation!!!

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OUR CURSE

Read about the movie which started it all.

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Contact

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