They two hope to raise 10,000 EUR by 1 March 2013. The 2012 Rotterdam Tiger Award-winner (Sotomayor) and the 2010 European Film Award Winner for Best Short Film (Klimkiewicz) co-wrote and will co-direct the film.

The film is derived from two inspirations: a poem by the Polish poet Wisława Szymborska called Road Accident, and Dominga’s childhood experiences while living on the island of Chiloé. This resulting script is an ensemble story of a family waiting for a missing member to join them for a celebration. The film is described as a slow-burning mood piece told through a series of visual impressions, with an undertone of insecurity and untold tension.

The Time Before is a Polish/Chilean coproduction which came out of the CPH DOX’s 2012 DOX: LAB programme. They international production team includes Rebeca Gutiérrez (Cinestacion Ltda., Chile) and Jan Naszewski (New Europe Film Sales, Poland).

The ten-day shoot will take place in March on location on Chiloé Island in Chile. The production will use a small crew and non-professional actors. The project will be pitched at the BAFICI FF’s Buenos Aires Lab in March 2013 and it will premiere at the CPH:DOX film festival in October 2013.