Angelika's film won the Documentary Film Competition of the Egyptian festival. The festival, which was launched in 2018, creates a space for presenting films by young and talented artists. The winner receives a statuette of Hypatia of Alexandria, who was an ancient scholar and philosopher.

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Film synopsis: Devils walk in the forest, and animals roar terribly in the barns. However, the villagers have their own ways to feel calm. This is a film portrait of a place surrounded by ghosts.

Credits:
screenplay and direction: Angelika Cygal
cinematography: Szczepan Lewandowski
editing: Michael Stoklosa
sound: Bogdan Klat
production management: Mia Samusionek
artistic supervision: Marta Prus, Maciej Drygas, Jacek Petrycki, Rafał Listopad, Bartosz Pietras, Wojciech Staroń

So far, the film’s DOP, Szczepan Lewandowski, was awarded at the 2024 ŻubrOFFka Festival.