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Casa Blanca

Year
2015
Country
Poland, Mexico, Cuba
Duration
62’
Director
Aleksandra Maciuszek

Casa Blanca is a small fishing village on the Gulf of Havana. Nelsa and her son Vladimir, who has Down’s syndrome, share a tiny room in an overcrowded multi-family building. Vladimir is the only caretaker for ailing Nelsa, and Nelsa is the only person to watch over Vladimir, who easily gets into trouble. Their relationship is filled with conflicts: she is trying to control her son, while he prefers to help fishermen at work, have fun, and drink rum with them. Every day Nelsa wanders the streets of Casa Blanca in search of her only child when he doesn’t return home early. One day, she falls ill…

Production and Sales
Kijora, Różana 9, 02548 Warsaw, Poland, +48609421497, [email protected], Anna Gawlita, www.kijorafilm.com
Director
Aleksandra Maciuszek

Aleksandra Maciuszek was born in Kraków. She graduated in cultural studies from the Jagiellonian University, and in documentary film directing from the Escuela Internacional de Cine y Televisión de San Antonio de los Baños, Cuba. Before her studies she worked in NGOs and cultural institutions in Poland, Spain, and Mexico. Her thesis film Escenas previas won multiple awards at international film festivals. Casa Blanca is her debut feature documentary.

Selected Filmography

Escenas previas (2012)

Red Hall
Cinema House
vul. Saksahanskoho, 6
Red Hall
Cinema House
vul. Saksahanskoho, 6
22 INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL
 6 — 13 
June 2025
Among the Believers
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Among the Believers
Year
2015
Country
USA, Pakistan
Directors
Hemal Trivedi, Mohammed Ali Naqvi
Duration
84’
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Call Me Marianna
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Call Me Marianna
Year
2015
Country
Poland
Director
Karolina Bielawska
Duration
75’
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Censored Voices
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Censored Voices
Year
2015
Country
Israel, Germany
Director
Mor Loushy
Duration
87’
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David & Me
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David & Me
Year
2014
Country
Canada
Directors
Ray Klonsky, Mark Lamy
Duration
79’
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Dear Uncle Vladimir
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Dear Uncle Vladimir
Year
2015
Country
Russia
Director
Maria Pavlova
Duration
100’
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Hooligan Sparrow
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Hooligan Sparrow
Year
2016
Country
USA, China
Director
Nanfu Wang
Duration
84’
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Pervert Park
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Pervert Park
Year
2014
Country
Denmark, Sweden
Directors
Frida Barkfors, Lasse Barkfors
Duration
77’
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Those Who Said No
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Those Who Said No
Year
2014
Country
Sweden
Director
Nima Sarvestani
Duration
89’
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Ten Seconds
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Ten Seconds
Year
2016
Country
Ukraine
Director
Yuliia Hontaruk
Duration
69’
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