Director, Producer | Short documentary, 2025
Love Notes to Nature
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Shot in a single day, Love Notes to Nature accompanies writer Dal Kular as she explores how reconnecting with nature can be a powerful act of healing and resistance. The film weaves together themes of ancestry, displacement, and belonging.
Featuring Dal Kular
Produced and directed by Joanna Suchomska
Shot by Joanna Suchomska, Acacia Redding
Film Mentor: Waad Al-Kateab
Editor: Joseph Haskey
Original score: Sarah Playford
Colour grading: Summer Vasare Piscikaite
Sound mixing: Douglas North
Sound Recordist: Ana Moise
Production Runner: William Healy
Post Production: Sticks & Glass
Filmmaker Challenge Producer: Chim’Di Ugada
Commissioned by Sheffield DocFest
Principal Supporter: Prime Video
Supported by Sheffield Hallam University, Sticks & Glass, South Yorkshire Filmmakers Network
Festivals & screenings:
Sheffield DocFest (2025, UK)
CINECITY Brighton Film Festival (2025, UK)
Kendal Mountain Film Festival (2025, UK)
BMC Women in Adventure Film Competition (2025, UK) – Winner: Best Film
Big Picture Film Festival (2025, UK) – Winner: Second prize
Shades of Migration exhibition, The Bomb Factory Art Foundation (2025, UK)
⇦ The moment we wrapped! I think I’d like all my films to involve a hike from now on.