The magical, absurd dramedy concerns a young musician whose boyfriend returns from a holiday with the unexpected announcement that he is carrying the fetus of a dolphin – a gift that the dolphins sometimes make to a chosen human. The couple’s conflict between her musical career and his newborn dolphin leads to a break-up and reconciliation with the eventual return of the dolphin to the sea and the completion of the musician’s new album.

The director has already secured key members of the creative team and the leading actors for the 1.6 m EUR film. The production has 60,277 EUR secured with funding from the Polish Film Institute. The producers are seeking coproducers from Germany, Czech Republic and Nordic countries to supply help with CGI, music, editing, postproduction, and sound design, as well as sales agents. DoP Adam Suzin is already attached. The producers are in discussions with companies from Romania and the Czech Republic.

Dolphin will be Orlewicz-Zakrzewska’s debut feature film. She has also worked as a cinematographer and video artist.

Production company Before My Eyes produces both fiction and documentary films, and has racked up numerous awards in Poland.

Production Information:

Producer:
Before My Eyes

Credits:
Director: Sonja Orlewicz-Zakrzewska
Scriptwriter: Sonja Orlewicz-Zakrzewska
DoP: Adam Suzin