Nostos by Justine Raczkiewicz, Aleksandra Rychlicka

Nostos

Feature · Drama · 101 pages

Status: Spec

NOSTOS is a magical realist film about Lena's journey to Poland to lay the memory of her grandmother's Alzheimer's illness to rest. On the plane ride home, Lena tries to write a funeral speech, and travels back in time to recollect the pieces of their Polish identity. When a storm prevents her plane from arriving at its final destination, Lena must...

Written by Justine Raczkiewicz and Aleksandra M. Rychlicka

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Accolade Highlights

Semifinalist, Shore Scripts Feature Contest 2021

Participant, Stowe Story Labs Programs and Fellowships Application 2021

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Justine Raczkiewicz

Los Angeles, CA

Justine is an award-winning filmmaker who produced six features alongside French director, Alexandre Aja for FOX International, Miramax, and The Weinstein Company. Justine's directorial debut "Waste" played at 25 festivals and won the "Best Female Director" award at Hollyshorts. A music video she directed, "Top Knot Turn Up" for Madame Gandhi premi...

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Aleksandra M. Rychlicka

A bilingual screenwriter and novelist working in Polish and English. In 2024, I optioned three original projects: a romantic comedy, a holiday miniseries and a dramedy TV series. Born in Poland, I lived in Italy, the Netherlands, the UK and Germany. My culturally hybrid experience triggered a fascination with multivoicedness in stories. I write...

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Additional Project Info

NOSTOS was selected to take part in the 2022 Torino TFL Next Feature Lab. It also was in the 2021 Stowe Screenwriting Lab, a "Semifinalist" in the Shore Narrative Screenplay Competition, a "Finalist" in Cannes Films Unlimited.