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To big not to share. To awesome to keep to myself. To be invited to the jury at Camerimage holds such deep personal significance for me.
The last time I was there was in 2008—with my mother, who has long since passed.
Now, I return not as a student, but as a juror.
Not as a foreigner or an immigrant, but as someone finally able to come home.

Poland—you cut so deep.
It feels poetic that this announcement arrives on 11/11, just days before my birthday, and on your Independence Day.
I’m so deeply honored to feel accepted and elevated among my people and my peers.

Thirteen years later, I return;
not as a daughter, but as a mother.
Not as a student, but as a lineage holder in this incredible art of cinematography.

This heartbreakingly beautiful career sometimes feels not so different from the story of my homeland—
both marked by struggle, resilience, and rebirth.

Rising from the ashes
seems to be the theme of this place, this year, and this moment in my life.
To all who are out there working on your art, building your vision;
what you’re doing has significance. It has power.

Don’t ever give up on your vision.
I say this to myself as much as I say it to you.

Thank you to all those who light the path @camerimage.festival @jameschressanthis @wpagency @giftedtalentagency @visualfilmlabs @ralimage @ashleythughes38 @allmybeautifulpeoplewhoinspireme
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