Joanna Suchomska

‘MATKA / POLKA [MOTHER / POLE]’ directed by Joanna Suchomska @joannasu___ This lyrical documentary exposes Poland’s hidden abortion stories, weaving together real confessions from clinics to bedrooms, where silence becomes both protection and oppression. Playing now on girlsinfilm.net 🫶🏻 — Editor: Alicja Rymarowicz @alicja_rrrr 
Cinematography: Karolina Monwid-Olechnowicz @olechnovitz  and Monika Dróżdż @monicayeast 
CAST: 
Kornelia Płaszczymąka @piggyswiggy  Martyna Dyląg @martynadylag  Anna Ryń @ania.m.ryn  Justyna Taborska @ta.borska ‍

That’s a wrap on the @sheffdocfest Filmmaker Challenge! My documentary Love Notes to Nature screened yesterday to a sold out cinema. Feeling very grateful 🩵 The biggest thank you goes to @dalkular who trusted me with this project. Filming with you was the most beautiful experience. Thank you for your openness. But let me tell you, making a film in 3 days is a WHIRLWIND and this one wouldn’t have been possible without the legends I got to work with: @waadalkateab the most amazing Mentor Joseph Haskey, Editor @_official.cutjproductions who coordinated the whole thing @acaciaredding love co-shooting with you @sarahmplayford who composed the music without seeing the finished film! @anamoisefilm Sound Recordist @will_d_healy our Runner @darthgrader_colour gorgeous grade @doug_nrth sound mix Thank you! 🌿 /// Now off to take a nap 😴 ///

MATKA / POLKA [MOTHER / POLE] – an all-verbatim short documentary about everything that’s wrong with access to abortion and emergency contraception in Poland, will be coming to @minute.shorts this month! 🧡 Huge thank you to Minute Shorts for showcasing our film, and an even bigger thank you to activists and organisations working hard to destigmatise abortion and help people access it safely every day. editor @alicja_rrrr cinematography @olechnovitz @monicayeast producer/director 🙋🏻‍♀️ music @lapinski.music sound design @durowicz.aleksander colour grading @anaginative art dept @adka_moy @agatamatusz PA @patris.just cast @martynadylag @ta.borska @ania.m.ryn @piggyswiggy

Three powerful documentary projects took the stage at lab: Displaced Women Pitch 🎙️ ⭐️ Aria Danaparamita — In Our Beauty @decolonialdaughter ⭐️ Joanna Suchomska — Call Me If You’re Lost @joannasu___ ⭐️ Tassia Quirino — Nothing in Between @tassiaquirino Powerful, honest stories that truly take your breath away👏🏻 Photos by @olenarudphotographer 📸

Never before seen (due to my poor posting habits) behind-the-scenes photos from our documentary shoot last summer 😍 Here to say: Love Notes to Nature will screen TOMORROW (Thursday 26th February) at the Cardigan Arms in Leeds, as part of @milk_teeth_productions North by Northeast short film night 🌿 And then on Saturday 21st March at @sheffieldadventure Film Festival, as part of the Made in Sheffield 2 programme, starting 5:45pm at @showroom_cinema screen 2! Literally where it all began. Massively grateful for both selections 🩵 I’m so happy our film continues to meet new audiences, especially in its native Yorkshire. Featuring the one and only @dalkular 🙏 Co-shot by me and @acaciaredding Magical grade by @darthgrader_colour

Dreamy postcards from a hike. Seven Sisters 50.737°N 0.218°E Thank you Chloe & Allan @fieldbyterraen for organising 🌱 First hike of 2026 - I got home very happy and with very muddy shoes as is customary for a winter walk! #sevensisterscliffs #postcards

Bye, 2025! I’m a sentimental ass as is, and this time of the year makes it extra tempting to reflect. In 2025, I: 〰️ Rediscovered the joy of being creative for the sake of it and took my camera on a couple of adventures 〰️ Hiked, danced, frolicked in nature (evidence captured), swam in the sea, watched full moons rise and stars fall, and worked on actually being present 〰️ Turned 30! And paradoxically never felt younger. Celebrating with sooo many people I love in the same room was easily one of the best days of the year (which I still won’t shut up about, because have you met a Leo) 〰️ Directed a film I’m proud of that meant something to people, and grew in confidence with my craft 〰️ Finally went to Canada after years of dreaming about it (if I run into you at a pub, ask me how I let work know) 〰️ Trusted my gut more than ever. She pushed me out of my comfort zone, but she was always right But I also: 〰️ Went through an illness in my family, a slap-in-the-face reminder about what actually matters 〰️ Barely took time off and burned out towards the end of the year 〰️ Didn’t accomplish lots of things I wanted to accomplish So, here’s to doing it all over again in 2026.

You know you had a great time when you’ve barely taken any pictures! I had the best weekend at @kendalmountainfestival , possibly the most wholesome festival out there, where even queuing is fun cause you will inevitably end up talking to the person behind you. What made it even more special was catching up with the wonderful woman that is @dalkular . So glad you were there, Dal. And we won Best Film at BMC’s Women in Adventure film competition for our little doc, Love Notes to Nature! 🩵🌿 A real surprise, and a real honour. Dal’s words inspired the film and I loved sharing it with the audience together, twice. (We crushed it at those Q&As, right? 😳) Thank you to @teambmc ’s Emma for the photo and for having us. Also pictured: Hands down the best breakfast in town, courtesy of @brewbrothersco Muddy walk to the castle on a Saturday morning Moody Kendal Can’t wait to be back!

Very excited to be at Kendal Mountain Festival this weekend where Love Notes to Nature will screen twice! In the film, @dalkular explores how reconnecting with nature can be a powerful act of healing and resistance 🌿 Love Notes to Nature has been shortlisted in the BMC Women in Adventure Film Competition – THANK YOU! – and will be shown tomorrow, Friday 21st Nov, at 9:45 am at The Brewery Arts Centre as part of the screening and awards session. @teambmc It will also screen on Saturday 22nd Nov as part of the People & Place film collection, starting 11:45 am at Brewery Arts – Studio. What a weekend for our little doc. Deeply grateful for everyone involved 🩵 @kendalmountainfestival

🏆Selected Documentary Short Projects We’re proud to present the four selected short documentary projects currently taking part in the mentorship phase of lab: Displaced Women Pitch, where filmmakers work closely with international mentors to develop their vision and strengthen their stories. ⬇ Meet the filmmakers and their projects ⬇ ⭐️Call Me If You’re Lost — Polish filmmaker Joanna Suchomska Following the murder of a refugee in Warsaw, Ukrainian activist Nastya Podorozhnya steps into the courtroom to seek justice, but the spotlight forces her to confront the hidden cost of speaking out. ⭐️Nothing In Between — Brazilian filmmaker Tassia Quirino Uprooted from their homeland and the lives they love, Ukrainian dancers scattered across different countries transform displacement into movement, discovering that healing begins where belonging is resignified. ⭐️In Our Beauty — Indonesian filmmaker Aria Danaparamita As a group of women stage the first ever domestic workers’ pageant in the UK, their joyful journey leads them to discover the deeper meaning of beauty and community. ⭐️Women; Neither on Earth, Nor in Heaven — Turkish filmmaker Emina Bulut Women seeking asylum in the UK share their stories, revealing the wounds of the past and the hidden struggles of starting anew. 🎙️All these projects will be presented during the lab: Displaced Women Pitch event in January 2026, in collaboration with MySmash Media. #lab #displacedwomenpitch #documentary #womeninfilm #migrationstories #inclusion #refugeestories

Rumour has it Love Notes to Nature is playing at Cinecity @cinecitybrighton The Brighton Film Festival on 11th November! 6PM at 📍 @fabricagallery Forever grateful to @dalkular for letting me into her world for a day to make this film 🌱 Come say hi. Watch some films. It’s great to do stuff on a random Tuesday. Shoutout to my lovely crew & post production team @acaciaredding @anamoise @will_d_healy Joseph Haskey @doug_nrth @sarahmplayford @darthgrader_colour Tickets: .uk/events/cinecity-open-part-1 and thanks to @waxingpink for providing an excellent photo background 🌙

Montreal 3271.4 miles away, according to instagram The most spontaneous thing I’ve done in 2025 (so far!) and some of the reasons it was worth it: 1 - This sunset 2 - This house 3 - ‘Replace capitalism with a good nap’? Pretty sound advice 4 - Yes 5 - Above all, this friendship of 11 years and counting @malingnie