WHAT THE...HEN
POLISH TITLE: CO DO...KURY?
Łukasz Puczko is one of the most highly valued creators of super-realistic puppets. When plans emerge to build an industrial poultry farm near his home, he decides to protest in the best way he knows – by building a two-metre-tall hen. When the war in Ukraine breaks out, he opens his home to a refugee family. Among them is Sabina, an adolescent who gradually finds a space of safety and creative expression in the puppeteer’s workshop. With time, she becomes his assistant and a continuator of his unique craft. Their relationship – based on trust, patience and mutual curiosity – turns into an intergenerational artistic collaboration. Together they embark on a tour of European puppetry festivals, bringing with them not only their creations, but also a deeply humanistic message about community, art and the power of action.
- GENRE:
- documentary
- COUNTRY:
- Polska
- RUNNING TIME:
- 76'
- YEAR:
- 2025
- COLOUR:
- colour
- DIRECTING:
- Joanna Deja
- SCRIPT:
- Joanna Deja
- DOP:
- Michał Stajniak, Jan Prosiński
- EDITOR:
- Marcin Piatkowski, Arkadiusz Iwaniuk
- CAST:
- Łukasz Puczko, Sabina Bohynska
- MUSIC:
- Stefan Wesołowski
- PRODUCTION:
- Justyna Kluczewska, Maciek Ostatek
Joanna Deja »
A graduate of the Faculty of Film, Television and Photography at the Academy of Film, Art and Design in Łódź, and film editing at the Film and Television Academy in Warsaw. A participant of Story Lab, the Wajda School, and Doc Development. She has been working in the media for over a decade. Making and editing her own reportages, short films and television programmes, she is also a co-author of screenplays. Her short film “Split”, co-produced by TVP, won almost 20 awards all over the world. “What the… Hen?” is her debut feature-length documentary.