Please join us Thursday, January 12th at The Empty Corner for a free screening of My Duduś, a short film by local filmmaker Tom Krawczyk.

In My Duduś a Polish mother grieves when her only child leaves their home in Chicago to study in Poland. She finds a baby squirrel in her backyard and forms a unique and powerful bond with the animal, raising him as if he were her own child.

My Duduś has received many awards since its 2022 release, including the Chicago Critics Audience Award and Best Director at the Atlanta DocuFest. The short has been featured in The New York Times, The Hollywood Reporter and Variety magazine. Local filmmaker and Elk Grove native Krawczyk will be nat The Empty Corner to share the film and answer questions following the screening.