- A true-fiction short about a Polish care worker in London whose humanity is blunted by the demands of his digital boss.
- A true-fiction short following the story of Witold, a young, Polish Londoner who takes a new job as a care worker, to the bafflement of his laddish housemates. Under-trained and underpaid, he speeds from home to home on his bicycle, feeling the enormity of his responsibility as he enters hidden worlds to administer care to a delicate but dynamic assortment of elderly men living alone. Required to use a mobile app which enforces his schedule, Witold's attempts at connecting with his 'service users' are constantly interrupted. He and his wards are united in their isolation and inevitably begin to bond - until his bike is stolen, and his malevolent schedule unravels.—Lotje Sodderland
- "Limbo" a poignant and award-winning true-fiction short, delves into the world of home health care through the eyes of Witold, a young and compassionate caregiver. Amidst the challenges of an overstretched health care system, Witold navigates the complexities of caring for elderly men living independently. These men, not actors but real individuals, reveal their hidden lives as Witold attends to their needs.
Director Lotje Sodderland, known for her Emmy-nominated work on "My Beautiful Broken Brain" on Netflix, brings her narrative debut to life with profound insight. Witold's journey highlights the strain of under-training and underpayment in the health care sector, as he grapples with the weight of his job's responsibilities.
As the COVID-19 pandemic unfolds in the backdrop, "Limbo" sheds light on the acute loneliness faced by the elderly, particularly poignant given the real-time tragedies witnessed during filming. The loss of two men featured in the film - Duncan Charmers and Keshavji Mandelia - to the virus underscores the film's timely exploration of vulnerability and human connection.
Renowned director Ken Loach praised Limbo as "a film of compassion and tender observation of lives we rarely see - it's in the performance of the routine tasks made by one person for another that we start to grapple with meaning, dignity and what it is to be human."
Through the mundane yet meaningful acts of care giving, "Limbo" film invites audiences to contemplate the essence of dignity and humanity.
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