My Name Is Joy

Director Alexandra Strunin

12 min. · Poland, 2026 · Drama, Short Film · Subtitles: Lithuanian, English · Pegi 13

About the film

Joy, a 20-year-old girl from Mozambique, is sold by her father and drawn into a human trafficking network. After being rescued, she is placed in a shelter in a small Polish town, where, for the first time, she is given a chance to live rather than merely survive, and to begin reclaiming her voice and sense of identity

Details

Running time: 12 min.
Country, year: Poland, 2026
Genre: Drama, Short Film
Subtitles: Lithuanian, English
Age rating: Pegi 13

Credits

Director: Alexandra Strunin
Screenplay: Alexandra Strunin
Producers: Maciej Ślesicki
Cast: Chelsea Alfinete, Andrzej Nejman
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Director

Alexandra Strunin

Alexandra Strunin is a director and audiovisual artist. She graduated in Photography from the University of the Arts in Poznań, and treats film as a natural extension of her work with image, rhythm, and emotion. She is currently a third-year Directing student at Warsaw Film School. Her short fiction debut, "I Gaze at the Sky" (2025), is set against the outbreak of the war in Ukraine and explores the mechanisms of propaganda and systemic violence.

Screenings

1 screening in 1 city.

Saturday, November 7 16:40 Forum Cinemas Vingis · Hall 11 Programme: Glimpses of Europe. Programme IV Tickets