Top Cast
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Barbara Bartnik
The Woman (voice)
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Susan Burzynski
Mother
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Maria Pawluczuk
Daughter
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Bozena Rozworska
Grandmother (voice)
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Anna Tretiakova
Young Daughter
Overview
Memories, identity, intergenerational trauma and diaspora become merged and confused. An exploration of a meditative respite from the human condition.
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